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If everything was predetermined, you'd simply be predetermined to feel justified in the belief that free will exists. So we would all agree to it, even if it we
by Retra 8y ago
If everything was predetermined, you'd simply be predetermined to feel justified in the belief that free will exists. So we would all agree to it, even if it were false.
Personally, I don't see any reason it isn't a figment of the mind. Nobody is debating whether love exists. Our ability to model counterfactuals in our mind doesn't have any broader philosophical implications, so I don't see why free will would, when that may as well be all that it is.
- state_less 8y agoAs we gather more information, the free will argument seems to be looking less viable, but it'll be interesting to see how things pan out as ANNs start to guess our next moves. It might be something like picking the next word using a string of past words. Perhaps such a system could predict our actions and intervene when some poor outcome is predicted and direct us toward more positive outcomes?
- neom 8y agoI like to explore the idea that there is premeditation in asking a question, but the experiments you run to get there may contain free will.