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Re:'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a sma... by seanlinmt on Saturday October 07, 2017 @09:25PM (#15426558)
One thing UN's declaration of Human Rights doesn't seem to cover is the right to free will. http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/

Perhaps it should?

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Re:'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a sma... by craftyguy on Saturday October 07, 2017 @09:30PM (#15426569)
Gosh, if only the existing ones were even remotely enforceable.. There's a lot of good stuff there, but the phrase "talking to a wall" comes to mind when I read it.
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Re:'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a sma... by krapp on Saturday October 07, 2017 @09:49PM (#15426622)
There's evidence that the self-awareness and intent commonly believed to be "free will" could be be a post-hoc illusion generated by the brain after decision making occurs[0]. How can something which may not even exist, or which doesn't even have an objective definition, be a right?

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will

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