Why Physics Ends the Free Will Debate
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Uploaded by bigthink on May 20, 2011
Einstein believed that free will was just an illusion, and that awareness of this lack kept him from taking himself and others too seriously. But Einstein was plain wrong, says Dr. Kaku.
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@HaasArrest Exactly, several scientists agree with Einstein on this point and disagrees with what Dr. Kaku is presenting here.
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@JovialJewels based on the math behind the dice roll (which goes back to the beginning of time) the number the dice lands on has already been set. (this is what i agree with Einstein on)
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I am aware of making decisions that affect my actions, I therefore believe that I have free will.
I can only assume that others think like me, and that therefore that they also have free will. Also, the fact that I can't always predict what they will do suggests that they do have free will.
Life is interesting because you can't predict what others will do, and you are therefore are forced to confront new situations, which force you to think and react differently.
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This debate will not be settled before we know what consciousness is. Free will must have a consciousness behind it. The question is do we control our consciousness or does it control us?...whatever that means!
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i agree with Einstein
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Free will arises from the knowledge of determination. Our knowledge is our freedom.
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There is a great deal of evidence showing the brain is not affected at the quantum level. But even assuming it was, that would mean the foundation of the universe was based on probability and a I don't think anyone would say a dice roll is free will.
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you guys and your ap physics class.... this guy has been through it all and then some. just because he doesn't take the time to tell you why the electron doesn't determine fate, doesn't mean that it doesn't. just means that you have yet to comprehend why. :)<- that's a lot of doesn'ts
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Quantum indeterminacy ≠ free will.
hyperbolaisagraph 3 weeks ago 47
Oh great, we are determined by quantum randomness instead! Freedom woohoo!
soultorment27 1 week ago 3