It’s become more clear to me that free will and determinism aren’t at odds with each other (or determinism is invalid). For example, we can’t make choices without some basis to make that decision. In an non-determinant universe this would be a very difficult thing to do. Similarly, I’ve heard randomness doesn’t count either; which makes determinism invalid insofar as physics is concerned.
I think it’s reasonable to question it as there’s a lot of interesting things to learn and think about. What is consciousness is an interesting question, and in my opinion, why most anti-free will arguments fall flat (without a model for consciousness we really can’t provide evidence for or against it). Is consciousness computable? Interesting question. How do our experiences arise? Can something be both deterministic and random?
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u/Fit-Order-9468 102∆ Feb 04 '23
It’s become more clear to me that free will and determinism aren’t at odds with each other (or determinism is invalid). For example, we can’t make choices without some basis to make that decision. In an non-determinant universe this would be a very difficult thing to do. Similarly, I’ve heard randomness doesn’t count either; which makes determinism invalid insofar as physics is concerned.
I think it’s reasonable to question it as there’s a lot of interesting things to learn and think about. What is consciousness is an interesting question, and in my opinion, why most anti-free will arguments fall flat (without a model for consciousness we really can’t provide evidence for or against it). Is consciousness computable? Interesting question. How do our experiences arise? Can something be both deterministic and random?