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Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will (phys.org)
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[–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

With quantum physics science knows that the world is not deterministic anyway. Chaos theory is also a thing.

What is the difference then between free will and a random choice?

This guy looks more like a prophet than an philosopher to me. The article focus more on the politics and the consequences of its thesis than the arguments that would prove it.