:fire:You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want. — Schopenhauer
Are there any strong arguments for free will? — TiredThinker
The universe is either deterministic or non-deterministic, order or chaos respectively. — punos
Are there any strong arguments for free will? — TiredThinker
Is it that black and white? After all if absolutely everything was chaos, then nothing could exist, as existence requires order. But if everything was determined, then nothing new could occur. So it’s not a one or the other situation, there is both chaos and order. — Wayfarer
Only that if there’s no free will, there’s nothing to discuss, because the outcome of any discussion is already predetermined, so it’s not worth having. — Wayfarer
Are the only arguments for determinism assuming the universe is a clock? — TiredThinker
if there’s no free will, there’s nothing to discuss, because the outcome of any discussion is already predetermined, so it’s not worth having. — Wayfarer
Wouldn't/shouldn't Buddhists take the middle path? — Agent Smith
Does this simple quantum example defend the idea of free will? That things aren't certain even in the short run? — TiredThinker
Does this simple quantum example defend the idea of free will? That things aren't certain even in the short run? — TiredThinker
Doesn't the whole idea of karma presuppose free will? Here's an article on it https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/karma.html — Wayfarer
Isn't it impossible to prove a negative? Not only that, isn't it impossible to define a negative? (Other than to say what it is not?)Are there any strong arguments for free will? — TiredThinker
My personal argument in favor of Limited Free Will is based on Evolution. Like a linear clock, it continues to click in a single direction (arrow of time), toward the not-yet-real future. Darwinian theory is based on directionless Randomness, guided by directional Selection. But who established the fitness formula (rules) for cosmic natural selection? Who knows?Are there any strong arguments for free will?
Are the only arguments for determinism assuming the universe is a clock? — TiredThinker
We can't tell the universe what to do, the universe tells us what to do, and it gets us to do what it wants by making us think it is our "freewill". What we call "freewill" is really the will of the universe itself, and even the universe itself doesn't have freewill it's just "will". — punos
I think the issue is here is that the topic is made to be more complex than it is, often with good reasons. — Manuel
though this has been and will continue to be, fiercely disputed. — Manuel
There's a difference between me giving to charity because I want to and me giving to charity because someone has a gun to my temple. — Agent Smith
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