[ExI] Everett worlds

[William Flynn Wallace]

Free will is a big bias.  If some theory seems to take it away, we may
reject it despite good data supporting it.  Ergo, let's put the concept
aside, because it is a negative bias, and get on with finding out just
how things work in the crazy world (esp. crazy in quantum).  bill w

On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 10:03 AM Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I'm not sure I understand this concept, care to elaborate?
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 10:57 AM Will Steinberg via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> There is a third option which I think is related to what Giulio is
>> suggesting: the volition would take place at the beginning of the universe
>> and apply to everything within, so the universe would be 'chosen' freely
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 10:20 AM John Clark via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 10:05 AM Giulio Prisco via extropy-chat <
>>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Others dislike Everett’s fully deterministic QM because it leaves no
>>>> room for free will.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There is no room for free will with any interpretation of quantum
>>> mechanics, or in classical mechanics, or in anything, because the idea of
>>> free will just makes no sense. Something either happens because of cause
>>> and effect or it doesn't happen because of cause-and-effect (aka it's
>>> random) and free will fans would not be happy with either. And so I fear
>>> free will fans are destined to be unhappy.
>>>
>>>  John K Clark
>>>
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