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I don't think they're entirely different. Free will is often discussed without being defined very well. What does it mean for something to be a "choice" rather
by aninhumer 9y ago
I don't think they're entirely different.
Free will is often discussed without being defined very well. What does it mean for something to be a "choice" rather than just something that happens in the universe?
A lot of people talk about non-determinism solving the problem, but randomness doesn't seem much more like a "choice" to me than determinism. We wouldn't say that a dice "chose" to land on six (even a quantum one).
And so to me, the only meaningful way to identify a "choice", is the conscious experience of making that choice. As far as we know, a rock does not experience choosing to fall, nor does a dice experience choosing to land on six. But when I move my arm, I do experience choosing to do so.