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behavioural science Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Free will comes from being a deterministic structure in a random universe, carrying enough past selection to select on possible futures. Free will comes from being a deterministic structure in a random universe, carrying enough past selection to select on possible futures. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free will exists at the level of a person's deliberation, so finding no choice in the underlying molecules doesn't disprove it. — tap to centre the map on it Free will exists at the level of a person's deliberation, so finding no choice in the underlying molecules doesn't disprove it. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating the universe as deterministic is an artifact of how laws have been written down since Newton, not a fact about the world. — tap to centre the map on it Treating the universe as deterministic is an artifact of how laws have been written down since Newton, not a fact about the world. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free will does not require violating the laws of physics, yet the subjective experience of it is real and meaningful. — tap to centre the map on it Free will does not require violating the laws of physics, yet the subjective experience of it is real and meaningful. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Aug 2023
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free will is not a scientific reality but a myth inherited from Christian theology — tap to centre the map on it Free will is not a scientific reality but a myth inherited from Christian theology Last stated 8 years ago
14 Sept 2018
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end — tap to centre the map on it The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free will makes evil possible, but it is also the only thing that makes worthwhile love, goodness or joy possible — tap to centre the map on it Free will makes evil possible, but it is also the only thing that makes worthwhile love, goodness or joy possible
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C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate — tap to centre the map on it Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate Last stated 8 years ago
14 Sept 2018
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
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C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. — tap to centre the map on it Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Sept 2023
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Sabine Hossenfelder — holds since 2023-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. — tap to centre the map on it Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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Free will comes from being a deterministic structure in a random universe, carrying enough past selection to select on possible futures.
Holds Read this korrent →
Free will exists at the level of a person's deliberation, so finding no choice in the underlying molecules doesn't disprove it.
Holds
Treating the universe as deterministic is an artifact of how laws have been written down since Newton, not a fact about the world.
Holds
Free will does not require violating the laws of physics, yet the subjective experience of it is real and meaningful.
Holds
Free will is not a scientific reality but a myth inherited from Christian theology
Holds
The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds
Free will makes evil possible, but it is also the only thing that makes worthwhile love, goodness or joy possible
Last stated c. 1942–1952
Holds
Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
Last stated c. 1942–1952
Holds
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Holds
Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality.
Holds
Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds