Do we really have free will?

[Deleted member 6403]

Do we really have free will if we're still animals and slaves to our biological impulses?

Are we really that smarter then other species if we plainly judge each others appearances and decide where they land in our hierarchy?

My point is, we really don't have free will, its just another illusion and myth to keep modern society functioning and stable.

 

[Nosecel]

 

[Patrick Baitman]

Short answer: no
Long answer: nope

 

[Deleted member 6467]

I do because I’m main character

 

[DrTony]

Do we really have free will if we're still animals and slaves to our biological impulses?

Are we really that smarter then other species if we plainly judge each others appearances and decide where they land in our hierarchy?

My point is, we really don't have free will, its just another illusion and myth to keep modern society functioning and stable.

No - I do not think we have free will if you go by the strict sense of the word.
Free will is not the ability to resist acting on your instincts as you are implying in your first sentence.

 

[Deleted member 6095]

You are a chemical AI built on brainOS. Currently you control a flesh robot that performs tasks to sustain you.

 

[Gaia262]

Do we really have free will if we're still animals and slaves to our biological impulses?

Are we really that smarter then other species if we plainly judge each others appearances and decide where they land in our hierarchy?

My point is, we really don't have free will, its just another illusion and myth to keep modern society functioning and stable.

There is no free will

Free will does not exist. If you look at a football player, you think to yourself, “he is a footballer because he is big and tall” not “he is big tall because he is a football player.” This is due to the labels we put on things. We label things to people and those people form or have already...

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