Re: My Basic Thought On Free Will
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If there is no free will, does it mean that there is an algorithm that will predict all future actions?
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No.
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I don't understand. Is the answer no because there is true randomness in the states the human encounters? If so, does this mean there is an algorithm which takes as input the state of the universe and outputs the human's decision?
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In theory it is possible, you just create an exact model of the universe and just watch it to see what is going to happen.
In practices I believe it is logically beyond humans to completely predict the future in this way, as the universe satisfies the conditions of Gödel’s theorem.
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This statement is like saying "We have a free will because the universe is governed by the theory of relativity."
Gödels theorem does not say a word about the universe. It cannot be applied to non-mathematical problems. As well as the theory of relativity cannot be applied to psychology or philosophy or any discipline other than physics.
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