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I think this is the most insightful comment on HN I have read in a long while. We are limited by the concepts our minds can form. As I commented before, free w
by prmph 9y ago
I think this is the most insightful comment on HN I have read in a long while.
We are limited by the concepts our minds can form. As I commented before, free will could arise from an infinity of antecedents; the fact that we find it difficult to wrap our minds around such a concept does not in any way imply anything about its veracity.
I could not agree more; things like consciousness and free will are very likely to require concepts of almost infinite complexity to model. It is the height of hubris to say something as inane as "science disproves free will", to think we can settle these questions with with glibly, with concepts that are the product of a mere 70-or-so years of mental development
- matt4077 9y agoYou don't need to grasp any of the complexity to believe that free will does't exist. In fact the argument is almost a truism: as long as the mind is something created by the brain, and the brain is governed by the laws of nature (both known and unknown), then there's no free will. It's a somewhat tired argument, because it's mostly semantics. But it really doesn't matter how complex the brain is.
- prmph 9y ago> as long as the mind is something created by the brain, and the brain is governed by the laws of nature (both known and unknown), then there's no free will There are three assumptions here that need a citation.
- assumeaway 9y agogiven that quantum physics is expressly not deterministic, i'd back off a bit on the surety of your inadequate opinion