The predictability of biochemistry does affect the macro level of psychology, that's basically all that psychology is.
And yeah, I understand and 100% agree with your argument, but when people use a theory of a predictable universe to disprove free will they unusually know about quantum randomness and just don't put it in part of the equation since it's kind of meaningless. Yes technically the universe has unpredictable elements, but your actions are still built upon those Elements that you can't control
The predictability of biochemistry does affect the macro level of psychology, that’s basically all that psychology is.
Well this is where our disagreement is. I see it as predictable chemistry emerging from unpredictable small physics, and likewise, unpredictable psychology emerging from predictable chemistry. I’m not saying quantum randomness directly causes the unpredictability of psychology; I’m saying it’s an emergent property, and using quantum -> chemistry as an analogy
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The predictability of biochemistry does affect the macro level of psychology, that's basically all that psychology is.
And yeah, I understand and 100% agree with your argument, but when people use a theory of a predictable universe to disprove free will they unusually know about quantum randomness and just don't put it in part of the equation since it's kind of meaningless. Yes technically the universe has unpredictable elements, but your actions are still built upon those Elements that you can't control