Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it
by adrianN on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @03:51AM
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All discussions about free will are completely useless without first defining what exactly "free will" is. Is your definition of free will compatible with the assumption that the brain has to obey the laws of physics? Do you believe that free will is somehow magic?
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Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it
by Schiphol on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @04:23AM
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In general, it's far from useless to investigate the nature of X before having a clear definition of X. Perhaps the definition will come as a result of the investigation. Perhaps there will never be a clear definition, but paradigm cases are easy to come by (that's arguably the case with free will).
Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it
by cLeEOGPw on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @06:38AM
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"Free will" is the output of your fully developed (25+ years) frontal cortex (brain region operating on most abstract concepts) under normal chemical conditions (level of hormones, no affecting drugs, etc.) At least that's how legal system uses free will and I think it is pretty correct.