beep@piefed.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAccepting free will doesn’t exist could make us less hateful and ashamedtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareSnoopSqueak@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNo, it’s proof that you typed “no”, presumably because you’re so heavily invested in your identity as a catholic person that you thought typing “free will exists” is proof that it exists. It is not. Your brain, a physical thing, decided to do that.
minus-squareroot@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoExternal factors determine the stakes of your choices. The choice is yours
No, it’s proof that you typed “no”, presumably because you’re so heavily invested in your identity as a catholic person that you thought typing “free will exists” is proof that it exists.
It is not. Your brain, a physical thing, decided to do that.
External factors determine the stakes of your choices. The choice is yours