Difference between revisions of "Free will"
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===Working Definition=== | ===Working Definition=== | ||
[[Free will]] can be defined as | [[Free will]] can be defined as | ||
| + | * that attribute which exists when your decisions cannot be predicted or controlled by others | ||
* the ability to [[rational]]ly disagree with others | * the ability to [[rational]]ly disagree with others | ||
* the ability to make independent decisions based on data of a non-predetermined nature | * the ability to make independent decisions based on data of a non-predetermined nature | ||
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This definition seems to be more the definition of the term when it is being discussed by skeptics such as [[PZ Myers]], who rightly deny the likelihood of any such thing (given the lack of evidence) -- or that it is even meaningful to attempt rational discussion of something that is outside the realm of science. | This definition seems to be more the definition of the term when it is being discussed by skeptics such as [[PZ Myers]], who rightly deny the likelihood of any such thing (given the lack of evidence) -- or that it is even meaningful to attempt rational discussion of something that is outside the realm of science. | ||
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==Compatibility (of the Working Definition)== | ==Compatibility (of the Working Definition)== | ||
===...with Determinism=== | ===...with Determinism=== | ||