[ExI] Randomness and Free will

Adrian Tymes atymes at gmail.com
Thu Nov 13 14:57:04 UTC 2025


On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM Jason Resch via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 8:25 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> As such, attempts to define how it works have tended to be traps: pick
>> something, anything, and get attacked for it.
>
> I'm not trying to trap you. We both agree there are valid conceptions of free will, and even unpredictability with determinism.

To be clear: I don't think *you* are, but...

>> 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.

...and I'd rather not make up something and lie just to give you an answer.



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