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A comment on I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing (2008) [pdf].

Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by methodin on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:01PM (#24124433)
If it was discovered that the laws of nature prevent a species from expanding into the universe through whatever mechanisms plausible, what would that do the idea of free will? Does free will require unbounded possibilities or would an upper bound rethink our idea of the universe?
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Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by russholmes on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @05:37PM (#24126292)
There is no such thing as free will, is there? Decisions are a consequence of physical brain state.
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