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> if we discovered that we have no free will we'd still have free will to act on a certain way upon it No because we'd actually act upon it because of purely l
by nota_bene 11y ago
> if we discovered that we have no free will we'd still have free will to act on a certain way upon it
No because we'd actually act upon it because of purely logical chains (1) of cause and effect, not free will.
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(1) Or rather "networks" (of cause end effect) that work through all of the (currently 4) dimensions.
- coldtea 11y ago>No because we'd actually act upon it because of purely logical chains (1) of cause and effect, not free will First of all, the discovery itself wouldn't be an action of "free will". Second, who said we can act on "purely logical chains of cause and effect" when there's no free will? Whether we act on those chains or not will already be predetermined by the "no free will" mechanism determining our actions. If anything, as societies we act pretty illogical a lot of the time (heck, even most), for stuff scientifically known to be BS.
- nota_bene 11y agoAll correct, except: > as societies we act pretty illogical It just looks that way on the surface. Below the surface, you can track all decisions back to their causes (down to "the smallest" scope).