[ExI] Randomness and Free will

[Adrian Tymes]

On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM Jason Resch via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> Regarding free will, you previously said there may be some true randomness in the universe.
>
> Do you think true randomness is required for free will, or are you a compatibilist (free will is can exist in a universe which has no randomness at all)?
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> And finally, if you do believe in randomness, what form do you see it taking:

The paradox of defining "free will" like that is, once you define how
it works, it is no longer what most people consider to be "free will"
by definition.

As such, attempts to define how it works have tended to be traps: pick
something, anything, and get attacked for it.

As such, I've picked up a distaste for getting into such discussions,
such that I'm not sure I could state an honest opinion on that topic
anymore.