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if you're reading this and it makes sense, congrats - you were always going to get it. if you're confused, that was also predetermined. if you think this is stupid, that reaction was written in your neurons before you were born 
test #1: the paradox of reading right now you're either reading word-by-word (free will) or absorbing whole sentences (determinism). but you just became conscious of your reading style, which changed it. the act of observing collapsed the wave function. you can't go back to unconscious reading. i've permanently altered your brain state. was that predetermined?
test #2: the seven problem 7 is the only voluntary number because [this explanation is only visible to those who already know]. if you're trying to figure it out, you're proving numbers have agency. if you think this is nonsense, you've proven YOU don't have agency. mathematics is laughing at you specifically.
test #3: the blinking paradigm
test #4: the consciousness trap this sentence doesn't exist until you read it. but if it doesn't exist, how are you reading it? your observation creates the reality you're observing. you're predetermined to create your own predetermination.
the recursive mindfuck: if determinism is true, this thread was always going to exist and you were always going to read it at exactly this moment. but i wrote it specifically to fuck with people who believe in determinism. so did determinism create its own opposition? did the universe play itself?
the comment paradox:
the final test: if this thread made you think, you've proven thinking exists. if thinking exists, consciousness is real. if consciousness is real, the universe experiences itself. if the universe experiences itself, it has agency. if it has agency, determinism is false. but this conclusion was predetermined.
wait, there's more: the real thread was the neurons you fired along the way. check your brain state from before reading this. you can't. that version of you no longer exists. i've murdered your past self and you helped
edit: if you understood everything perfectly, you understand nothing. if you understand nothing, you understand everything. if you're confused by this edit, you were meant to be. if you're not confused, that's the most confusing of all.
edit 2: anyone typing "dnr" below admits they read the whole thing. anyone typing anything just proved they think their opinion matters. the universe is trolling itself through your fingers.
test #1: the paradox of reading right now you're either reading word-by-word (free will) or absorbing whole sentences (determinism). but you just became conscious of your reading style, which changed it. the act of observing collapsed the wave function. you can't go back to unconscious reading. i've permanently altered your brain state. was that predetermined?
test #2: the seven problem 7 is the only voluntary number because [this explanation is only visible to those who already know]. if you're trying to figure it out, you're proving numbers have agency. if you think this is nonsense, you've proven YOU don't have agency. mathematics is laughing at you specifically.
test #3: the blinking paradigm
- blink manually: you just proved free will
- blink automatically: determinism confirmed
- thinking about not blinking: both simultaneously
- forgot about blinking while reading this: impossible (you're thinking about it now)
test #4: the consciousness trap this sentence doesn't exist until you read it. but if it doesn't exist, how are you reading it? your observation creates the reality you're observing. you're predetermined to create your own predetermination.
the recursive mindfuck: if determinism is true, this thread was always going to exist and you were always going to read it at exactly this moment. but i wrote it specifically to fuck with people who believe in determinism. so did determinism create its own opposition? did the universe play itself?
the comment paradox:
- typing "dnr" = you read enough to respond (cope)
- typing "cope" = you're coping with the mindfuck (meta-cope)
- "didn't read + cope" = you read it twice to make sure you didn't read
- replying at all = you think your response matters (ultimate free will proof)
- not replying = you're exercising restraint (also free will)
the final test: if this thread made you think, you've proven thinking exists. if thinking exists, consciousness is real. if consciousness is real, the universe experiences itself. if the universe experiences itself, it has agency. if it has agency, determinism is false. but this conclusion was predetermined.
wait, there's more: the real thread was the neurons you fired along the way. check your brain state from before reading this. you can't. that version of you no longer exists. i've murdered your past self and you helped
edit: if you understood everything perfectly, you understand nothing. if you understand nothing, you understand everything. if you're confused by this edit, you were meant to be. if you're not confused, that's the most confusing of all.
edit 2: anyone typing "dnr" below admits they read the whole thing. anyone typing anything just proved they think their opinion matters. the universe is trolling itself through your fingers.
