RE: If free will was not real
July 31, 2016 at 8:13 am
(This post was last modified: July 31, 2016 at 8:14 am by bennyboy.)
(July 31, 2016 at 8:10 am)Jehanne Wrote: That's the point -- if a physical brain is responsible for a person's intent and that physical brain is subject to physical laws (namely, the conservation laws), then how can a person's intent be truly "free"?
It's free because no external influence is either compelling or preventing the expression of the will as behavior. The person gets to decide for himself how he will act.