Is true free will possible?

Re:Is true free will possible? by aristofun on Thursday June 20, 2024 @10:19AM (#40739074)

Anyone who claims knowing the answer with any degree of certainty is either profiting from the answer or is not educated enough to know that this question is first a philosophical one.

But even in purely materialistic framework it can not be answered because “will” is a non materialistic concept.

In terms of my personal life experience and beliefs - this is what uniquely distinguishes people from other animals.

We are the only species who can proactively choose rather than just instinctively react.

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Re:Is true free will possible? by illuminant on Thursday June 20, 2024 @11:31AM (#40739864)

Freedom is not the capacity to choose, freedom is the capacity to create choices for one's self.

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Re:Is true free will possible? by soheiljs on Thursday June 20, 2024 @10:45AM (#40739326)

I disagree with your last point. What distinguishes us from other animals is that we are the only species that can make up stories.

Stories enable us to cooperate in a large scale. Stories like democracy, human rights, United States, Europe many more.

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Re:Is true free will possible? by aristofun on Thursday June 20, 2024 @12:43PM (#40740656)

There is much more to that than just "stories".

But it's another good sign we already have so called "free will".

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