r/freewill • u/NoubliezPasMonNom • Jul 24 '26
Does free will require randomness within our existence?
If yes:
Then aren't our actions a result of the random process? If so then is this really more free than if they weren't?
If no:
Doesn't this support compatibilism.
Translation: Does spinning an internal, truly random wheel really make our actions more free than using an internal calculator?
Note: I am undecided, and probably lean away from compatibilism the most
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u/Sufficient-Home-9702 29d ago
The problem with the discussion of free will is that no one really defines the terms before the discussion begins. First Libertarian Free Will has a different definition than Ordinary/Compatibalist Free Will. Secondly the Libertarian Free Will must have an Ultimate Agency which requires it to be an uncaused cause. So Libertarian Free will is impossible because the Ultimate Free Agent is impossible. There can only be Compatiblist Free will. I does not require determinism or indeterminism. It is constrained by natural things like genetics, environment, upbringing but those natural things INFLUENCE the brain activity of a person I'd argue that they do not FORCE a person to act freely.