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Thread: Does Free Will Exist?

post 1645351593 08-20-2021, 11:08 AM
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Does Free Will Exist?

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He argues that will is influenced by causality, stating that the human experience of free will is a by product of particles and physical matter in the universe.

My point is that the human experience holds meaning and value and that free will is intangible and exists beyond the realm of physics and science. A thought is a byproduct of matter and electrical impulses in the brain. However, the thought itself is an inherently intangible thing that a human being can manifest into reality thus affecting the outcome of an action in a positive or negative way as we define it.

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yea it's a pretty good song by canadian band rush
post 1645352043 08-20-2021, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted By yieldtonothing⏩
yea it's a pretty good song by canadian band rush
Lol’d
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post 1645353533 08-20-2021, 11:36 AM
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Bump for the srs tag brahs
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Yes. Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
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Yes and no (ded fukkin srs)
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No, it does not exist.

The mind does not exist outside of chemical reactions in the brain.
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post 1645355593 08-20-2021, 12:06 PM
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No. We are just a chain of events. Relive your life a million times with everything exactly the same, and you will make the same exact choices.
"The flowers bloom, then wither... The stars shine and one day become extinct. This earth, the sun, the galaxies and even the big universe, someday will be destroyed. Compared with that, the human life is only a blink, just a little time. In that short time - people are born, laugh, cry, fight, are injured, feel joy, sadness, hate someone, love someone. All in just a moment. And then, are embraced by the eternal sleep called death."
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no, you are influenced by your surroundings.
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Originally Posted By keyboardworkout⏩
No, it does not exist.

The mind does not exist outside of chemical reactions in the brain.
But a thought isn’t made up of physical matter, it can’t be quantified.
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post 1645356063 08-20-2021, 12:12 PM
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not always
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There’s an increasing amount of studies that show our brains subconsciously choose for us milliseconds before we ‘think’ that ‘we’ made the conscious choice.

There’s more research to be done, but it may turn out that we are mere third person observers of our brain’s actions - and we only ‘think’ we’re in control. If true, it would revolutionize the entire way we look at the world and how it works.

Just think about all of the decisions you’ve taken to get to where you’re at in this moment and consider the possibility that you might have just been an observer of your brain this entire time…

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post 1645357313 08-20-2021, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted By Ken-O⏩
No. We are just a chain of events. Relive your life a million times with everything exactly the same, and you will make the same exact choices.
This ignores the fact that life is ultimately mathematical chaos and it is practically impossible to get the same chain of events twice.
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Nope, I was always going to be a ******* posting on the misc at this very moment.

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post 1645357673 08-20-2021, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted By gainztrain818⏩
This ignores the fact that life is ultimately mathematical chaos and it is practically impossible to get the same chain of events twice.
You talk as if quantum physics was fully understood at this point. For all we know, its not chaos as much as we just dont understand it yet.
"The flowers bloom, then wither... The stars shine and one day become extinct. This earth, the sun, the galaxies and even the big universe, someday will be destroyed. Compared with that, the human life is only a blink, just a little time. In that short time - people are born, laugh, cry, fight, are injured, feel joy, sadness, hate someone, love someone. All in just a moment. And then, are embraced by the eternal sleep called death."
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post 1645358043 08-20-2021, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted By Ken-O⏩
You talk as if quantum physics was fully understood at this point. For all we know, its not chaos as much as we just dont understand it yet.
Maybe an interconnection of both..
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Originally Posted By ninetynine8⏩
Yes. Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
I know exactly what you mean.
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Originally Posted By gainztrain818⏩
There’s an increasing amount of studies that show our brains subconsciously choose for us milliseconds before we ‘think’ that ‘we’ made the conscious choice.

There’s more research to be done, but it may turn out that we are mere third person observers of our brain’s actions - and we only ‘think’ we’re in control. If true, it would revolutionize the entire way we look at the world and how it works.

Just think about all of the decisions you’ve taken to get to where you’re at in this moment and consider the possibility that you might have just been an observer of your brain this entire time…

Terrifying shît.
Even if what you propose is true….. it sure doesn’t FEEL like it.
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Originally Posted By gainztrain818⏩
Maybe an interconnection of both..
well maybe, but i tend to believe that it isnt random or chaotic, its has an explanation and it follows a path or a set of rules as everything else in life, we just havent figured it out yet.


Havent read on it in a long time tho, dont know if i want to get down that rabbit hole again lol
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I voted that I don't know, because I don't know.

For example I want to stop miscing but my body won't let me.
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Originally Posted By 401Delta⏩
I voted that I don't know, because I don't know.

For example I want to stop miscing but my body won't let me.
What do you mean your body won’t let you lol
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Originally Posted By 401Delta⏩
I voted that I don't know, because I don't know.

For example I want to stop miscing but my body won't let me.
It's probably your brain determining that it 'likes' to misc before your conscious mind actually thinks whether it should continue doing it or not - therefore, you continue miscing.

A lot of the sht we do not like we stop doing but was that really 'our' decision or was it our brain already concluding the choice and us just merely mechanically following through with it?
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