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Free will
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Does a deterministic program “choose”?
A chess engine searches millions of positions, scores them and plays the best move. We naturally say it "chose" the knight move. Yet it's fully deterministic: same position, same settings, same move…
Started by Pieter de Jong4 replies0 views -
Does quantum indeterminacy help free will at all?
People sometimes argue that because quantum mechanics is indeterministic, there's room for free will. As a physicist, I'm sceptical. First, randomness isn't freedom. If my decision depends on a random quantum event,…
Started by Emeka Nwosu4 replies0 views