Free Will

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Free Will

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The thesis is that Free Will is a concept that is useful but not real. We can acknowledge that it is useful, but we cannot take as reality any concept that relies on Free Will for that concept’s existence.

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These are some of the concepts we must think about differently:

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Notes

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If Free Will doesn’t exist, then what about friendly utilitarianism which relies on choice and opportunity cost?

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Reconcile with compatibilism

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If we play with verb tenses when discussing actions, it becomes easier to understand how we should reimagine free will:

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  1. “You made this choice today.”
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  1. “You made that choice yesterday.”
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  1. “You made that choice tomorrow.”
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  1. “I wonder what choice you made in the future?”
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(4) especially may be an example of how to think about evitability.

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Next Up Research

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Food for thought

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