Message Forum: Re: Universe as a DOS Program: An Ancient Thread and Free Will

Re: Universe as a DOS Program: An Ancient Thread and Free Will

Posted By: iwpg, on host 139.133.7.38
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 04:50:51
In Reply To: Re: Universe as a DOS Program: An Ancient Thread and Free Will posted by Gabe on Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 12:28:28:

> > I agree with you there - I can't think of any scientific way to explain free will. For example, with quantum mechanics, when an electron goes in a particular direction, it isn't because the electron thought about it and _chose_ to go that way, it just does.
>
> As a matter of science, how do we know that?

(This probably applies equally to this thread and the one Gabe linked to.)

Actually, now I think about it, there was a TV programme on (in the UK) a while ago that touched on this sort of thing.

(This link isn't actually to do with the programme itself, but it describes the kind of thing it was talking about.)

Link: Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind - quantum consciousness

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