▲ 8 ▼ Accepting free will doesn’t exist could make us less hateful and ashamed (theconversation.com) submitted 2 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/science@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1289720/accepting-free-will-doesnt-exist-could-make-us-less-hateful-and-ashamed
[–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) thats proof that I can freely say no permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) No, it's proof that you typed "no", presumably because you're so heavily invested in your identity as a catholic person that you thought typing "free will exists" is proof that it exists. It is not. Your brain, a physical thing, decided to do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) External factors determine the stakes of your choices. The choice is yours permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago I choose to be as honest as possible because I have seen how much harm can come from falsehoods. Honestly, there is zero evidence for free will. Zero evidence for god. Zero evidence for miracles. Zero evidence for souls. Etc. You choose the dishonest path of asserting conclusions despite lacking evidence. You see what you want to see and pretend it is true, at everyone's expense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) No, it's proof that you typed "no", presumably because you're so heavily invested in your identity as a catholic person that you thought typing "free will exists" is proof that it exists. It is not. Your brain, a physical thing, decided to do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) External factors determine the stakes of your choices. The choice is yours permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago I choose to be as honest as possible because I have seen how much harm can come from falsehoods. Honestly, there is zero evidence for free will. Zero evidence for god. Zero evidence for miracles. Zero evidence for souls. Etc. You choose the dishonest path of asserting conclusions despite lacking evidence. You see what you want to see and pretend it is true, at everyone's expense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) External factors determine the stakes of your choices. The choice is yours permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago I choose to be as honest as possible because I have seen how much harm can come from falsehoods. Honestly, there is zero evidence for free will. Zero evidence for god. Zero evidence for miracles. Zero evidence for souls. Etc. You choose the dishonest path of asserting conclusions despite lacking evidence. You see what you want to see and pretend it is true, at everyone's expense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago I choose to be as honest as possible because I have seen how much harm can come from falsehoods. Honestly, there is zero evidence for free will. Zero evidence for god. Zero evidence for miracles. Zero evidence for souls. Etc. You choose the dishonest path of asserting conclusions despite lacking evidence. You see what you want to see and pretend it is true, at everyone's expense. permalink fedilink source parent