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"Free Will" is a nebulous concept, so of course nothing can disprove it. The question I always ask with this is "free from what?". Not freedom to do something.
by andagainagain 6y ago
"Free Will" is a nebulous concept, so of course nothing can disprove it.
The question I always ask with this is "free from what?". Not freedom to do something... that's not how freedom works. freedom is generally defined from the lack of control. So freedom from what?
From someone else controlling your will? Sure, we have that mostly - though we can definitely screw with people's minds. I can't make you think something. But I can, say, get you drunk and change your decision making ability. Teh yes/no question is trivial as soon as the definition is specific enough.
From literally any connection to your memory? Of course we don't have that because we know we use memories to make decisions. Again, the question becomes trivial.
Why is this still treated as hard? I'm sure it's because people are attaching vague definitions based on emotional wants. I want to be free! of what? just free!