Well, chaos has more than one effect, but I was thinking primarily of the unpredictability of systems that carry out arbitrary computations (halting problem etc). Of course, computational systems do indeed depend on the future being at least somewhat deterministic.
You’d need to unpack this and explain in what sense you expect this “unpredictability of systems” (what systems, examples?) to help with “free will” (ability to make decisions according to own preference). What do you refer to about halting problem? How are “arbitrary” computations relevant, being arbitrary?
You seem to be trying to explain a mysterious phenomenon with mysterious explanations.
Certainly I would need to unpack all those terms if I were writing an essay that fully explained the matter, something suitable for a top-level post on the main site. In this case, I’m assuming the reader either has read or will/may be motivated to read what’s already been written here on the topic, and I’m just posting (unedited and unembellished) an actual case study where it came up in conversation with someone who is neither a philosopher nor a scientist. I find a sloppy actual example is worth more than a perfectly polished hypothetical example, but if you find otherwise, fair enough.
In this case, I’m assuming the reader either has read or will/may be motivated to read what’s already been written here on the topic [...]
Where? I don’t recall arguments on LW that support chaos as explaining free will. You should’ve linked to them in any case if you believe they exist, but at least do so now.
Well, chaos has more than one effect, but I was thinking primarily of the unpredictability of systems that carry out arbitrary computations (halting problem etc). Of course, computational systems do indeed depend on the future being at least somewhat deterministic.
You’d need to unpack this and explain in what sense you expect this “unpredictability of systems” (what systems, examples?) to help with “free will” (ability to make decisions according to own preference). What do you refer to about halting problem? How are “arbitrary” computations relevant, being arbitrary?
You seem to be trying to explain a mysterious phenomenon with mysterious explanations.
Certainly I would need to unpack all those terms if I were writing an essay that fully explained the matter, something suitable for a top-level post on the main site. In this case, I’m assuming the reader either has read or will/may be motivated to read what’s already been written here on the topic, and I’m just posting (unedited and unembellished) an actual case study where it came up in conversation with someone who is neither a philosopher nor a scientist. I find a sloppy actual example is worth more than a perfectly polished hypothetical example, but if you find otherwise, fair enough.
Where? I don’t recall arguments on LW that support chaos as explaining free will. You should’ve linked to them in any case if you believe they exist, but at least do so now.