beep@piefed.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoAccepting free will doesn’t exist could make us less hateful and ashamedtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkAccepting free will doesn’t exist could make us less hateful and ashamedtheconversation.combeep@piefed.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square24linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1289720/accepting-free-will-doesnt-exist-could-make-us-less-hateful-and-ashamed
minus-squareTrippinMallard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·10 days agoFree will conditions for a person: I can understand the system, predict how it shapes me, regulate my response, and sometimes alter its constraints
minus-squareSnoopSqueak@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoBut all of that occurs via biological processes. Our brains react to the stimuli they receive. I believe it is important for us to consider our choices. I do not believe in free will.
Free will conditions for a person:
I can understand the system, predict how it shapes me, regulate my response, and sometimes alter its constraints
But all of that occurs via biological processes. Our brains react to the stimuli they receive.
I believe it is important for us to consider our choices. I do not believe in free will.