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Do you believe that the future is deterministic or non-deterministic? Do you believe in free will? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A very simple philosophical question that can trigger an existential crisis. Do not sue me if you do get an existential crisis, that was probably a pre-determined event... or is it?

spoilerI mean I personally don't see why the universe is non-deterministic, every time you flip a coin, or roll a dice, if you knew the initial conditions and the forces applied to the coin/dice, the atmosphere, wind, etc., you could predict the results with absolute certainty. And free will does not exist. But that's just my view on this matter, who knows what the universe really is.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The question is underspecified. Why do you want to know if free will exists? What will you do differently if it does exist vs if it does not exist?

This is similar to questions like, "is water wet?" You can generate endless debate on the topic, but it's all intellectual masturbation until you are genuinely looking for the answer to a specific question.