shponglespore t1_jd89p33 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Reply to comment by TheBeardofGilgamesh in In-depth interview with Gregg Caruso, free-will skeptic by fatsosis

What does "predetermined" mean in this context? It sounds like you're positing hidden variable theories, but those have been categorically debunked thoroughly enough to earn a Nobel prize.

TheBeardofGilgamesh t1_jd8dzrj wrote on March 22, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Oh I know. Was both poking fun at the glasses and the deterministic view most people who argue against free will hold (and yes I am aware free will could be an illusion in a probabilistic universe as well)

shponglespore t1_jd8nicy wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:57 PM

Sometimes I like to reply seriously to a post that's obviously a joke.

TheBeardofGilgamesh t1_jd9w5rq wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Me too. Especially if the point is worth discussing.