"This is a very well-written and VERY interesting short discussion. To be honest, I lean toward determinism for the reasons asserted in the article. I find it very difficult to suggest that if, in some super advanced world, we had EVERY SINGLE…"
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Joel Eisenhofer replied to Atheist Exile's discussion 'Refutation of Hard Determinism and Serious Potential for Free Will' in the group Free Will: (Literally) An Intelligent ChoiceJoel Eisenhofer liked Atheist Exile's discussion Refutation of Hard Determinism and Serious Potential for Free WillJoel Eisenhofer replied to Atheist Exile's discussion 'Refutation of Hard Determinism and Serious Potential for Free Will' in the group Free Will: (Literally) An Intelligent Choice"A neural scientist would absolutely add that."
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Free Will: (Literally) An Intelligent Choice
It seems nobody agrees on just what free will is. But no matter how you perceive it, free will must involve volitional choice at some point.To me, free will is self-determinism and arises naturally from "reciprocal causation" (a.k.a. feedback loop). Read "Refutation of Hard Determinism and Serious Potential for Free Will" for a full explanation.See More
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- I'm on my way to a PhD in neuroscience, a path which give me sight in lieu of my Christian blindness. I was on my way to becoming a missionary when neuroscience grabbed my attention. Thank G... science.
I have a neuro/atheist blog on tumblr: 3poundsoul.tumblr.com
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