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Re:The most successful people are just the luckiest, a new c... by clairity on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:57PM (#21317262)
free will doesn't necessarily require quantum uncertainty. it could also be that the force that set this universe in motion (as opposed to one of the infinitely many other possibilities) is the same stuff that composes our own free will. we simply don't know enough to believe in the lack of free will, either.
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Re:The most successful people are just the luckiest, a new c... by collinmanderson on Thursday October 24, 2019 @03:41PM (#21348425)
If I knew for sure that everything was deterministic, would I decide to live my life differently?

I think I would still experience the ability to discern, make decisions, and take responsibility for the direction of my life.

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Re:The most successful people are just the luckiest, a new c... by clairity on Friday October 25, 2019 @02:12AM (#21352353)
self-awareness means that you might. it's why there are no sure things in the stock market, for example. we humans incorporate new information swiftly and deftly.
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