A few issues with the “free will” debate.
1) Define “free”
2) How do you test your hypothesis?
You’re trying to apply logic to an untestable philosophical debate. If you believe free will doesn’t exist, you can’t design an experiment that would invalidate that belief. And if your theory is untestable and unfalsifiable, then what good is it other than a creative exercise?
However, we do know from Quantum Mechanics that the universe is probabilistic and not deterministic:
https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/quantum-universe-fundam....
So, we do know that the universe is not pre-determined and cannot be calculated in advance, but if you want to believe in humans as fully deterministic (or some other definition of no free will) inside of a non-deterministic environment, I haven’t heard anyone propose an experiment that could test that, at which point the debate of “free will” is relegated to the realm of thought experiments rather than science.
So, perhaps the better question is: Does it serve you better to believe there is free will or no free will? And leave it at that.
1) Define “free”
2) How do you test your hypothesis?
You’re trying to apply logic to an untestable philosophical debate. If you believe free will doesn’t exist, you can’t design an experiment that would invalidate that belief. And if your theory is untestable and unfalsifiable, then what good is it other than a creative exercise?
However, we do know from Quantum Mechanics that the universe is probabilistic and not deterministic:
https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/quantum-universe-fundam....
So, we do know that the universe is not pre-determined and cannot be calculated in advance, but if you want to believe in humans as fully deterministic (or some other definition of no free will) inside of a non-deterministic environment, I haven’t heard anyone propose an experiment that could test that, at which point the debate of “free will” is relegated to the realm of thought experiments rather than science.
So, perhaps the better question is: Does it serve you better to believe there is free will or no free will? And leave it at that.