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The motion isn’t deterministic if free will exists. Launching a rocket into space decreases earth’s rotation speed ever so slightly, which will have a small imp
by ninkendo 5y ago
The motion isn’t deterministic if free will exists. Launching a rocket into space decreases earth’s rotation speed ever so slightly, which will have a small impact on the moon’s trajectory due to tidal interactions, and so on.
- athrowaway3z 5y agoPlease define 'free will' before using it in a sentence about determinism.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoIf that was a requirement, discussions of determinism would sound awfully one-sided. ;p
- mxxc 5y agothat case is beyond scope of the three body problem
- martincmartin 5y agoThere are those who believe determinism is not only compatible with free will, but required for free will. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism