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Re:C. Elegans: The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack by FrustratedMonky on Sunday March 30, 2025 @11:08AM (#43524783)
Because randomness does not introduce agency.

Bringing up 'Quantum' effects to somehow free us from determinism and somehow introduce free will, is completely false. Somehow using the word "Quantum" explains human consciousness is wrong.

A coin flip is still determined. You don't know which way it will flip, but also, you aren't deciding which way it will flip. The future is determined either way, determined one way, or determined the other way.

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Re:C. Elegans: The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack by nipah on Thursday April 03, 2025 @03:19PM (#43574136)
It does not introduce, but maybe the combination of both does (see Searle points in freedom and neurobiology). You also need to prove that the future is determined, simply assuming so is an error.
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