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Does Determinism Rob The Human Experience of All Moral Value? (tilvids.com)

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cross-posted from: https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/52190b96-3443-483e-91ef-8b99edb3bd58

What would a largely deterministic society look and behave like? Would it be, as some imagine, a more merciful and just society, or as some others suppose, a veritable wasteland where lawless immorality, cruelty, and hopelessness reign supreme? In this video I hope to answer this contentious question and to bring some clarity to an otherwise esoteric matter.

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For this particular work I have taken much from the philosopher Spinoza, the psychologist Robert Sapolsky, and the Neuroscientist/philosopher Sam Harris. I have found their insights to be extremely helpful in clarifying my own thoughts on the matter and I encourage you to read or listen to their thoughts on Determinism and free-will.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Society is already deterministic (or at least not controlled by us, you can argue for quantum randomness). People still behave like they have free will.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thought this would be interesting given the recent discussion on Robert Sapolsky. If you like this content the PeerTube channel can be followed directly at [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

No, determinism is compatible with decision-making and therefore moral value judgements.