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Dan Dennett on free will and determinism
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RE: Dan Dennett on free will and determinism
Whilst it is quite obvious that quantum mechanics supports the indeterminism, I think the argument betwwen determinism and indeterminism is a silly one. Given that we have no way to replay time, the indeterministic universe looks exactly the same as the deterministic one. Determinism is a socially flawed philosophy though, in that it removes responsibility from your actions (after all, you were going to murder the guy whatever happened right?). It doesn't matter if you think morality evolved, or it was given from God. If you believe in a deterministic universe then morality is ultimately meaningless.

This is why I support indeterminism both scientifically and socially.
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Dan Dennett on free will and determinism - by Edwardo Piet - January 27, 2009 at 1:55 pm
RE: Dan Dennett on free will and determinism - by LukeMC - January 27, 2009 at 5:11 pm
RE: Dan Dennett on free will and determinism - by Tiberius - January 27, 2009 at 6:35 pm
RE: Dan Dennett on free will and determinism - by Tiberius - January 28, 2009 at 6:10 am

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