🧠Free Will vs Determinism
Open Question: Is Free Will Real?
Started by ChoiceTheorist • 1 day agoThe age-old debate: Do humans truly possess free will, or are all choices predestined by prior causes? Explore compatibilist perspectives, quantum indeterminacy, or spiritual agency. Share your stance on this fundamental philosophical dilemma.
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Neuroscience shows decisions form unconsciously before awareness. Our "choices" are mere rationalizations of neural activity. Free will is an illusion - a comforting story our brains tell us.
Quantum physics introduces true randomness. If consciousness can harness quantum processes (as some theories suggest), this creates space for non-deterministic choice. Free will could emerge from this indeterminacy.
Free will exists within determined systems! Even if causes are fixed, we experience will as freedom. Focus should be on moral responsibility within social frameworks, not metaphysical purity.