Freedom is just an illusion…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Philosophy
Slug Bait — 4 years ago(September 19, 2021 03:31 AM)
…as every living being's brain is wired to react one way and one way only from any kind of stimuli.
For example if you decide to have a cup of coffee, you didn't actually make that decision yourself. Your brain had a reaction and made you have that coffee. You had no actual choice in the matter, since no matter what happens, your brain reacts one way. Therefore you were always going to have that coffee.
Sorry to ruin your day.
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Thomas Sowell — 4 years ago(September 19, 2021 12:53 PM)
You're not ruining my day.
You're correct. Ultimately, it doesn't matter, though. The secret is to live as if the world isn't deterministic.
Ask yourself this: what would a truly free world actually look like? Would you want to live like that?
— 4 years ago(September 19, 2021 11:44 AM)