20221125 - What is free will? (via: Muses)
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- Free will comes from the quantum mechanical randomness that underpins the ability of the brain to process and interpret information
- stochastic events and stochastic variables at the biochemical level
- this is an inherently quantum event
- Quoting the bible in a discussion on evolution makes it difficult for me to address your points
- related to free will
- faith is not inherently anti-science
- "I believe and therefore it must be true" is not faith, that is boneheadedness
- If you have your faith, you hold on to it,
- do not use it as an excuse to reject something you do not yet understand
- Organised religion tries to bring order to a more messy human society
- this inherently means conformation
- because free will comes from randomness, and order is meant to suppress randomness, organised religion can sometimes be suppressive of free will
- no matter what system, if we try to bring order to it, we are inherently suppressing degrees of freedom within it
- constraining a ball bearing to roll down a slope with a channel
- designated taxi spots in the city
- a city zoning, residential areas are put farther away from dirty factory zones, etc
- nation states, border, e.g. Holy Roman Empire
- Religion,
- politics as a religion
- MAGA vs RINO vs independent vs DEM vs PROG
Today, Boys and Girls, we will continue our study of the Human Condition via ... ... ... that.
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