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"he's content with the notion that free will exists only effectively (not theoretically)" I don't understand that; how can something exist in reality but not i
by sysop073 18y ago
"he's content with the notion that free will exists only effectively (not theoretically)"
I don't understand that; how can something exist in reality but not in theory? That implies to me that the theory is wrong
- rms 18y agoIt's a way for people to recognize that determinism is all we have while simultaneously saying that your decisions are still real.
- qqq 18y agoThe notion that determinism has something to do with free will is a common misconception. In fact, indeterminism would not help with the free will situation in any way. Indeterminism just means part of physics is random. The best way to reconcile free will with the various attacks is to say that it is an explanation -- the best one we have -- and to reject reductionism.
- Hexstream 18y agoMaybe it has something to do with emerging behavior?
- river_styx 18y agoI don't understand that; how can something exist in reality but not in theory? That's kinda the point of Gödel's incompleteness theorems, which prove that there are definite limitations in formal (read theoretical) systems.
- yters 18y agoAxioms aren't part of a theory?
- whacked_new 18y agoYour set of axioms will never be complete.