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Free Will is a Delusion
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[quote:FemAzure:MV8yNjUxNTdfNDY5MTE2M19EMEQwODVBMA==] [quote:Anonymous Coward 117166] So these free will revisionists might envision a man standing before a criminal judge after robbing a liquor store and killing the sales clerk and pleading "I have no free will. Everything is a random event. I was caused to do it. I had no choice and so I have no responsibility for my actions." [/quote] Then the guy should have no problem when he is told he is going to the hot seat for his actions. "We take no responsibility for your death. Meet your destiny, fool!" :dead3: [/quote]
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Premise 1: Physics shows that all events are either caused or random.
Premise 2: All human actions are events.
Conclusion: All human actions are either caused or random.
If human actions are caused, they are not freely chosen. If they are random, they are also not freely chosen.
And we cannot say that human actions are "caused by free choice" to save the concept of free will, for "free choice" itself is either caused or random.
"Free will" is either a misunderstanding of causation or a misunderstanding of randomness. It is not real, and is thus either an illusion or a delusion, depending on your view of how useful the fiction is.
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