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The existence of an "active" God as portrayed in most religions would complicate things tremendously though. If an entity can inject energy into the system or c
by harmon 4y ago
The existence of an "active" God as portrayed in most religions would complicate things tremendously though. If an entity can inject energy into the system or can alter system properties at will then the fundamental assumptions about the way the universe works go out the window.
- wizofaus 4y agoAnd if no entity can, we don't have free will...
- Bouncingsoul1 4y agoonly in deterministic physics...
- wizofaus 4y agoIn my head 100 times out of 100 my "decision" to raise my hand or open my mouth results in said action. Are you suggesting the fact each decision is made at all is due to non-deterministic quantum effects? I thought neural activity had already been demonstrated to operate at a classical level though.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoIf you are open to another viewpoint, that free will is an illusion, listen to Sam Harris’s take on it (he’s a neurologist). Here’s a summary of his book on the topic as well as mentions from a few other cognitive psychologists and neurologists who came to the same conclusion: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701738/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701738/
- wizofaus 4y agoYes, familiar with his take. I honestly don't see any alternative hypothesis that makes sense. But the illusion is too good to allow me to believe that it is one.
- forgotmypw17 4y agoIs it not true that if this entity is not limited by space-time, then they can easily alter the past to affect the present, and no one in the present would be the wiser, since there is a cascading effect of changes?
- kcplate 4y agoExcept somebody always remembers the Sinbad movie that apparently never existed (pretty sure I do).