[Wittrs] Is There a Free Will?
- From: Joseph Polanik <jpolanik@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:52:46 -0500
Cayuse wrote:
>BruceD wrote:
>>Cayuse wrote:
>>Bruce asked: What are some metaphysical claims? Cayuse gave some
>>examples.
>>>That there is a creator god.
>>>That people have free will in a non-compatibilist sense.
>>>That the "thing" is distinct from its qualities.
>>>That time had a beginning.
>>In what sense are these metaphysical
>In the sense that they are imagined scenarios that admit of no
>imaginable way of testing for their validity.
physicists and mathematicians have taken over from philosophers the task
of deciding whether there is a free will. google "conway kochen free
will theorem" or start your search here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will_theorem.
Joe
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