Free Will: be glad you don't have it

Why free will isn't something we should want, and causes more problems than it solves.

A couple of examples and turns of phrase are inspired by the excellent essay "Free Enough: Doing what comes naturally", recommended, enjoyable reading.

(PDF)
http://www.naturalism.org/Free%20Enough.pdf

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[bitbutter]

Unfortunately I don't have the original video file anymore. Apologies to anyone who's having trouble watching. Don't know what's going on here.

[oliverscott2007]

The video seems to have been reduced to 3 seconds.

I recall the explanation of not having a reason for the choices we have made and wanted to watch the video again. Oh well. Unless you re-do it.

[bitbutter]

Seems to be working as expected for me. Perhaps it's a passing YT tech-fart.

[adrenacrumb]

why would we need a consciousness?

[bitbutter]

That's a big subject. I don't know.

[adrenacrumb]

awareness and conciousness just seem like absolutely unneccesary attributes if our minds are reacting to nothing but desire. still you make a very good point and think you are vastly correct that the massive majority of our action don't allow free will. i'm going to start looking at it in depth, it's piqued my interest. got ome other good videos, i shall subscribe.

[bitbutter]

I think that our understanding of consciousness is a long way from complete. I know that there are accounts of how/why it emerged (without supposing a supernatural element), but i'm not familiar with them. Thanks for the sub!

[jonnyqh]

Hey man, this video has been reduced to 3 seconds, what's going on?

[randyhelzerman]

@bitbutter 3 seconds for me too :-(

[oliverscott2007]

@bitbutter

Just loaded it on Safari (i had previously been on firefox) and it worked.

[SlimfullSim]

You put forth an interesting notion. I would say however that your idea is free will is a lot different from my idea of free will. Perhaps what we have in mind is different in the sense of when i think free will Im thinking of a difference scenario than you meaning that i am talking on a whole different topic.