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Kaarssteun OP t1_iwxcy2y wrote

Personally, I'm a hardcore determinist. The Universe has concrete laws that cannot be broken, and I adhere by them. I can't not! Facing a decision may make me feel like I'm in control, whereas i am in fact not.

Religions / metaphysical beliefs stem from frustration of not understanding something. We don't know all laws of the universe yet, and some people cope by making up their own. If you let go of the frustration at uncertainty, being a determinist is a given - We don't understand consciousness, and we might never.

I am at a loss when it comes to AI rights, though. I can not, in good faith, have a well thought-out opinion given my belief. What do you think?

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Secure-Name-4116 t1_iwz0epe wrote

You don’t need to be religious to not be a determinist. On the quantum level, the laws of physics are based on random chance.

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LokkoLori t1_iwzhb3f wrote

And what does a hardcore determinist think about the cause of the existence of the universe?

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Kaarssteun OP t1_iwzlhsz wrote

dont know and dont care lmao

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LokkoLori t1_iwzmzwu wrote

So your though is don't caring?

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Kaarssteun OP t1_iwzn69t wrote

yep. Knowing where we come from might be cool, but not worth the time wasted on theorizing about it

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LokkoLori t1_iwzp12d wrote

In this case you just ignore the biggest flaw of hardcore determinism. It just not even cannot answer the question of the root cause of the universe, but in this view there cannot be any root cause ... it will lead into endless causality, what is paradox because of multiple reasons.

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