Experimental Philosophy: Free Will

Summary of a recent cross-cultural study. To learn more , please visit :

http://www.unc.edu/~knobe/cultural-universal.pdf

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[Dominicwashere]

Filosophers have the ability to look at themself objectively. Therefor they think it could be possibly to live in universe A. But ordinary people have such big ego's that they don't want to believe that they aren't any more special then the world around them. Therefor they don't want to believe that their schoices depend on the circumstances.

[gracefulgraceful]

@I3obkat mind fuck

[OsyenVyeter]

I am Jim and I had french fries for lunch.

[BirthofReason]

The common element missing from this analysis is our biology. We are all human. Human culture is constrained by biology in a certain sense so that we will all have similar responses to these questions.

The efforts of the past have been ignorant of the affect of our genes on our behavior. Humans respond in a similar way because we all share the same stone-age brain which operates in a similar manner. Arm-chair philosophy reasoning a priori results in this conflict.

[1GodOnlyOne]

Suddenly I have a craving for french fries.

[Ko252]

@Dominicwashere It is a well-known fact that determinists are quite optimistic.

[Dominicwashere]

@Ko252 very optimistic last sentence =P

[stripedcat]

@StubHorn How can you claim people will-less, because your perception of their will does not equal your perception of your will. Lack of decision=decision. Justifying lack of decision=Justifying being. Justifying decision=Justifying being.

[StubHorn]

@Ko252 Yeah you're right, it doesn't prove it wrong.

[Ko252]

@StubHorn Non-sense? On what ground? It being counter-productive, doesnt prove it wrong, does it?

[StubHorn]

@Ko252 Non sense. I mean, yeah a little sense in will-less people's world, that's the point. Justifying for lack of decision is just conter-productive. I guess every person uses his or her space time differently. Have fun you guys here

[stripedcat]

@Ko252 Having a mind set by reason makes the mind somewhat delusional, so be aware your mind can trick you in any way by reason. If you are aware, very good for you:) Yes, an illusion, but by reason of course. But experience of the absolute is also only an effect of reaction of the absolute, and by reason an illusion. Not denying the absolute, the experience of experience and non-experience, which is all that is absolute until moment of truth.