Nevertheless, a possible explanation for indeterminacy is that quanta do make decisions about how to behave. — Mentalusion
What I mean by free will is that I can make choices that are like rolling dice — Terrapin Station
What I mean by free will is that I can make choices that are like rolling dice (where we assume that the dice outcome really is random), but where I'm also able to bias the roll, so that given four options, I can bias the probabilities to, say, 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%.
In my view this is a completely naturalistic phenomenon. I'm a physicalist. An identity theorist.
And I don't think that the natural mechanism would necessarily have to be quantum. Some macro phenomena could turn out to be random or probabilistic rather than deterministic. — Terrapin Station
For purposes of the discussion, consider quantum indeterminacy to entail ontological indeterminacy, not just a measurement problem. — Relativist
Not so much. See this. Of particular relevance is footnote 41, which refers to a 1968 journal article that proposes the energy for neuronal activity is stored at the QM level - which is intrinsically indeterminate.How much energy would we need to apply to a human being to actually determine it's indeterminacy at quantum level throughout? — Heiko
For purposes of the discussion, consider quantum indeterminacy to entail ontological indeterminacy, not just a measurement problem. — Relativist
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