The comment’s parent and descriptions of Newcomb’s Problem.
I don’t think this line of questioning is serving you. You don’t want to challenge the obvious logical implications of your ‘unpredictable’ partial definition. They are hard to deny but don’t technically rule it out. Instead you want to question just where my own definition of ‘Free Will’ comes from if not my intuition. That, if followed through, would require appeals to authority, etc.
I would actually not argue too hard on the point of what the ‘true’ definition of Free Will is. The point that I do consider important is the assertion “If the concept Free Will requires unpredictability then it is stupid and pointless and should be discarded entirely”. I already avoid the phrase myself by habit—it just confuses people.
I’m not particularly interested in serving myself, so that’s alright. I would find it interesting if you followed through to where your definition of free will comes from. By “premises” I meant a more formal list, coming from tracing your logic.
I’m still finding this pretty interesting in part because it’s highlighting that I was prey to the typical mind fallacy. Apparently some other people don’t find it at all problematic to free will if their life is written down ahead of time, and some people do! But I still don’t know what these other people (yes, you!) do find problematic, or if they just avoid that thought.
A note: I thought this was obvious, but after some thought it may be good to mention anyhow. Killing Omega will not restore free will. Unless Omega is itself responsible for the structure of the universe—which is what my definition cares about.
What are your premises, and where did they come from?
The comment’s parent and descriptions of Newcomb’s Problem.
I don’t think this line of questioning is serving you. You don’t want to challenge the obvious logical implications of your ‘unpredictable’ partial definition. They are hard to deny but don’t technically rule it out. Instead you want to question just where my own definition of ‘Free Will’ comes from if not my intuition. That, if followed through, would require appeals to authority, etc.
I would actually not argue too hard on the point of what the ‘true’ definition of Free Will is. The point that I do consider important is the assertion “If the concept Free Will requires unpredictability then it is stupid and pointless and should be discarded entirely”. I already avoid the phrase myself by habit—it just confuses people.
I’m not particularly interested in serving myself, so that’s alright. I would find it interesting if you followed through to where your definition of free will comes from. By “premises” I meant a more formal list, coming from tracing your logic.
I’m still finding this pretty interesting in part because it’s highlighting that I was prey to the typical mind fallacy. Apparently some other people don’t find it at all problematic to free will if their life is written down ahead of time, and some people do! But I still don’t know what these other people (yes, you!) do find problematic, or if they just avoid that thought.
A note: I thought this was obvious, but after some thought it may be good to mention anyhow. Killing Omega will not restore free will. Unless Omega is itself responsible for the structure of the universe—which is what my definition cares about.