The original post is a question about people’s beliefs, not a proof or a case for any one belief.
Many believe in determinism, or at least the functional equivalent, and it poses a challenge to the popular belief that we can choose what we do. That’s the problem I’m interested in understanding.
Indeterminism, which includes that base layer of randomness, still presents a dilemma with regards to free will, doesn’t it? From the perspective of free will, and absent a more explanatory theory, they are functionally equivalent theories. Whether my brain is randomly producing actions or from an infinite chain of determined causes or a mix, free will is nowhere to be found without a more precise explanation.
The question is about free will given different assumptions of reality. My main challenge with your angle is that it’s firmly missing the point.
I am not arguing for determinism, nor the existence of God, but since I’m asking what people believe, I’m including both answers as options.
Many believe in determinism, or at least the functional equivalent, and it poses a challenge to the popular belief that we can choose what we do. That’s the problem I’m interested in understanding.
Indeterminism, which includes that base layer of randomness, still presents a dilemma with regards to free will, doesn’t it? From the perspective of free will, and absent a more explanatory theory, they are functionally equivalent theories. Whether my brain is randomly producing actions or from an infinite chain of determined causes or a mix, free will is nowhere to be found without a more precise explanation.
The question is about free will given different assumptions of reality. My main challenge with your angle is that it’s firmly missing the point.
I am not arguing for determinism, nor the existence of God, but since I’m asking what people believe, I’m including both answers as options.