Free will—yea or nay? A neuroscientist and geneticist sets out to rescue the beleaguered concept from its many deniers—including some famous physicists.
“We make decisions, we choose, we act. These are the fundamental truths of our existence and absolutely the most basic phenomenology of our lives. If science seems to be suggesting otherwise, the correct response is not to throw our hands up …"
Is he right? I say yes.
#FreeWill
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/01/18/the-fate-of-free-will-free-agents-kevin-mitchell/
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