Most people don’t want to go down this hole. In the end, it means we might not have free will if there isn’t any randomness…

But if you are up for an existential crisis, just google “hidden variable theories”

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ryankrage77 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

the 'no randomness = no free will' argument is pretty common, but how does randomness ensure free will? It's still something out of our control, just it can't be predicited. Why is it any better to be a random automaton than a predictable one?

	▲	withinboredom 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		It's the difference between getting to choose between your favorite and least favorite meal vs. a choice between two random meals. The former is easy to predict, the latter is impossible.

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AlienRobot 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Turns out we only have "free as in free beer" will.

Sorry, I was destined to make this joke before I was even born.