1. Ask the free will believer to give an
example of a choice they consider to be freely
willed.
2. Ask the free will believer to say whether or not that choice was caused.
Congratulations; you’ve won!
2. Ask the free will believer to say whether or not that choice was caused.
Congratulations; you’ve won!
If the
free will believer says the choice was caused, the
causal regression makes free will impossible.
If the
free will believer says the choice was uncaused,
that would mean the choice was random. Random
thoughts are not what we mean when we say we believe
a thought is freely willed.
You
can easily apply this two-step refutation to any,
and all, free will arguments-http://causalconsciousness.com/
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