I see The Atlantic has hopped on the "no such thing as free will" bandwagon, with an article entitled: There's No Such Thing as Free Will.
I think the position here hasn't been thought through far enough.
I'm quite happy with a deterministic philosophy, but Harris [predictably] fails miserably, because his theory doesn't take learned behaviour into account.
People learn along the way and with almost-infinite choices beyond the control of the individual, I think it's actually a bit silly to be rigidly "no free will". Even if it's technically correct, the infinitum of choices and random elements along the way give the illusion of free will to the extent that it may as well exist.
In terms of evidence, how about the case of abused children? A disproportionate number of male victims go on to become abusers themselves, which would indicate something other than strict determinism is in play.
I think the position here hasn't been thought through far enough.
I'm quite happy with a deterministic philosophy, but Harris [predictably] fails miserably, because his theory doesn't take learned behaviour into account.
People learn along the way and with almost-infinite choices beyond the control of the individual, I think it's actually a bit silly to be rigidly "no free will". Even if it's technically correct, the infinitum of choices and random elements along the way give the illusion of free will to the extent that it may as well exist.
In terms of evidence, how about the case of abused children? A disproportionate number of male victims go on to become abusers themselves, which would indicate something other than strict determinism is in play.
via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/1W3NQVO
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