You're making so many assumptions, that this conversation just isn't worth it anymore. — Echogem222
↪013zen You're making so many assumptions that this conversation just isn't worth it anymore. — Echogem222
I will listen, but the majority of those who have responded to me did not do this, so I do not find it worth my time to respond to them anymore after engaging with them a little — Echogem222
Consider a universe of just one agent and a video game. At first, the agent has no freedom. They are in a tutorial mode during which they can only click on one bottom at a time as the game demonstrates how all the different buttons work. Through the tutorial, the agent gains true beliefs about what the buttons do. But they can't choose anything, they just watch. — Count Timothy von Icarus
Since you're asking me this question after admitting that you had a hard time following my original post, you're essentially using the strawperson argument whether you realize that or not, so I'll end this debate with you here. — Echogem222
Our learning and decision-making processes are shaped by external influences and do not stem from a truly autonomous free will. — Echogem222
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