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> You take "determinism" too hard.

Isn't he just really claiming that there's no room for free will? Is ever a state where the next immediate thing to happen is not determined by that state.




No, I'm not really claiming anything about free will.

The problem of free will is mostly just how to define it in a way that makes any sense at all. But to the degree that it does make sense I would say we clearly have it.

What else does it mean for something to have the ability to decide?


> What else does it mean for something to have the ability to decide?

Is there any evidence for free will? Or maybe actual free will vs perceived free will is meaningless.




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