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Powderhorn ( Powderhorn@beehaw.org )  to ScienceEnglish · 3 years ago

Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will

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Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will

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Powderhorn ( Powderhorn@beehaw.org )  to ScienceEnglish · 3 years ago
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Before epilepsy was understood to be a neurological condition, people believed it was caused by the moon, or by phlegm in the brain. They condemned seizures as evidence of witchcraft or demonic possession, and killed or castrated sufferers to prevent them from passing tainted blood to a new generation.
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    That would be correct, the judge and jury have no more choice than the murderer, which is none. Hypothetically, the appearance of choice doesn’t mean there is choice or free will. As a slightly tortured analogy, like “perfect” loaded dice, which appear that they could be anything but always give the same result.

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      Time to make a dice which gives a specific result based on time

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