This is why we both have free will and don't have free will at the same time. Every single phenomena in the universe is a physical or quantum physical reaction that can be traced back to the beginning of the universe, (including everything happening in your brain, creating your thoughts and experiences). If we had a big enough computer to measure every reaction, we could predict the future with 100% accuracy, down to people's thoughts. But that would require a computer bigger than the universe>
No we couldn’t. QM isn’t just about not knowing what happens beyond the veil of Heisenberg, it’s about understanding that there is no 100% determinant outcome even if you know the initial conditions perfectly.
Essentially it's the same principle of a master billiards player being able to predict where each ball will end up if they know how much force and where it's applied with the stroke. If we could observe every single particle, wave, etc. since the big bang, and measure every interaction they have, we'd be able to predict everything. This is also why parallel universes likely don't exist, at least, not ones based on what choices we make. We made those choices based on the interactions of other>
So instead we have to deal with not knowing, and that means you effectively have free will, simply because we can't read the universe at the quantum level.
We are a baby race really. Think science put humans at around 300,000 years. In universal terms, we are not even potty trained. But we have no other races to compare ourself by.
A scientist put it perfectly. He used his arm to describe the earths history. He marked out the entire length of earths existence and when he reached the tip of his pinky finger nail, The tiny bit on the top... That is how long we have been here. Puts ourself importance into perspective.
DYLANLEE79
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_cave
Foehammer262
https://youtu.be/vNsEEvRMtGI?is=KLeV-Lvo4kFSsxss
psstuphere
I just looked over to the love of my life. She blinked at me and hummed deeply. I could not live without my fridge
jimhotep
*Starts with, but like emergent behavior, you cannot get it out of any of the individual components.
Seethreepeeoh
And their crackin rack
DYLANLEE79
You mean the subcutaneous fat deposits?
CyberHexx
This is why we both have free will and don't have free will at the same time. Every single phenomena in the universe is a physical or quantum physical reaction that can be traced back to the beginning of the universe, (including everything happening in your brain, creating your thoughts and experiences). If we had a big enough computer to measure every reaction, we could predict the future with 100% accuracy, down to people's thoughts. But that would require a computer bigger than the universe>
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No we couldn’t. QM isn’t just about not knowing what happens beyond the veil of Heisenberg, it’s about understanding that there is no 100% determinant outcome even if you know the initial conditions perfectly.
Rastifan
People do not in general understand how much is hard coded into our genes. That is evolution for you.
CyberHexx
Essentially it's the same principle of a master billiards player being able to predict where each ball will end up if they know how much force and where it's applied with the stroke. If we could observe every single particle, wave, etc. since the big bang, and measure every interaction they have, we'd be able to predict everything. This is also why parallel universes likely don't exist, at least, not ones based on what choices we make. We made those choices based on the interactions of other>
CyberHexx
factors and inputs. And those area all part of a cascading, but distinct wave of other interactions.
CyberHexx
So instead we have to deal with not knowing, and that means you effectively have free will, simply because we can't read the universe at the quantum level.
Rastifan
We are a baby race really. Think science put humans at around 300,000 years. In universal terms, we are not even potty trained. But we have no other races to compare ourself by.
CyberHexx
in universal terms, we've barely existed at all. 300,000 years isn't even a fraction of the age of the planet, let alone the universe.
Rastifan
A scientist put it perfectly. He used his arm to describe the earths history. He marked out the entire length of earths existence and when he reached the tip of his pinky finger nail, The tiny bit on the top... That is how long we have been here. Puts ourself importance into perspective.