Hi Gregg, Alexander, Peter and TOK, I would like to share some scientifically-based insights to 'Free Will' v 'Determinism'. By reducing cell physiology to Quantum Mechanics you can see the commonalities between the biochemistry and the physics. For example there are homologies between the Pauli Exclusion Principle that formulates the spin state of an electron and the First Principles of Physiology. Without going into detail (unless someone wants to go deeper), suffice it to say that in both realms there is both Free Will and Determinism which lend themselves to understanding Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. I think that these dualities are the product of the Big Bang, and that they have been resolved chemically through reactions like hydrogen + oxygen= water, as well as the cell resolving the ambiguity of its origin in negative entropy. When this is viewed from the perspective of epigenetic inheritance directly from the environment, that process offers the opportunity for the developing offspring to assimilate such information during embryogenesis, providing advanced notice of changes in the environment to the offspring. This changes the perspective on what 'phenotype' actually means functionally, being the 'agency' to collect environmental epigenetic marks behaviorally rather than just being a description of physical characteristics......without Free Will this mechanism of evolution would not be feasible. John Falk has written about the significance of Choice, for example, focusing on behavior.....I think that what I have expressed above explains it all the way down to Quantum Mechanics, connecting biology and physics as mutual products of the Big Bang, referencing the Singularity that all of the above is 'choosing'. That common denominator for matter and life alike is the basis for Consciousness as the universal expression of the Laws of Nature. I hope this was helpful.....John T On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 4:59 AM Alexander Bard <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Totally agreed, Peter! > So my suggestion is to remove the theological bastard "free will" from our > new grand narrative. > Let's speak of wills, drives and desires. And let's speak of choices. And > the identities these choices produce. > But a will is just as free as the options it has. Nothing more than that. > Best > Alexander > > Den lör 18 maj 2019 kl 03:38 skrev Peter Lloyd Jones < > [log in to unmask]>: > >> >> Hello Alexander, et. al., >> I agree that the term "free will" is clumsy, as John Locke suggested in >> the 17th century. >> Philosophy, not being a science, allows such inaccuracies of terms, >> despite the unnecessary misunderstanding it causes. >> I think that those two words together have come to mean something other >> than what each might mean in other contexts; free will is the act of an >> agent authoring a choice autonomously. So also, it’s not so much a matter >> of something to have, but rather a matter of doing. >> >> I agree, as you stated, that just “choice” alone is a better term, as >> there is no real choosing if one is determined or coerced; freedom of >> choice is redundant. >> >> Regards, >> Peter >> >> >> Peter Lloyd Jones >> [log in to unmask] >> 562-209-4080 >> >> Sent by determined causes that no amount of will is able to thwart. >> >> >> >> On May 17, 2019, at 4:56 PM, Alexander Bard <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Dear Gregg & Co >> >> But why even discuss free will when this concerns freedom of choice. >> Or rather just choice per se. >> A will wills whatever it wills. It is neither free nor determined. The >> combo of will and freedom seems merely a remnant of Abrahamic religion and >> its eagerness to hold believers accountable for their intentions. >> As in good will versus evil will. But there is no such thing. A will is >> beyond good and evil. It wills whatever it wills. >> We should discuss a will's freedom to choose. Not its own freedom. There >> is apparently no such thing. A will will always try to get whatever it >> wants. At all times. The question is if it has that choice or not. >> >> Best >> Alexander >> >> Den fre 17 maj 2019 kl 22:03 skrev Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx < >> [log in to unmask]>: >> >>> Hi TOK List, >>> >>> Thought you might be interested in seeing this article on Free Will. >>> Minus a few technical points, this is consistent with a ToK version of >>> reality: >>> >>> *https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nautil.us_issue_72_quandary_yes-2Ddeterminists-2Dthere-2Dis-2Dfree-2Dwill&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8RogSMVCOXseZfFCt1zUVkk6s-cbMg4kr042NrL44uU&s=NMpKydSki49trYI2tapEbRzWBAD_s-YYpybKKa1wHvQ&e= >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nautil.us_issue_72_quandary_yes-2Ddeterminists-2Dthere-2Dis-2Dfree-2Dwill&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=G1XkHpKhGuXrWRmIGwwGi7rOIn2dxfTPssg91x8Zz_Y&s=wXqMgwevkPxlORiKI1vvCF9DERz8JipCn1NW4csh7t4&e=>* >>> >>> >>> >>> The key is that there are different dimensions of existence (Matter, >>> Life, Mind, and Culture) and different causal processes that operate at >>> those different dimensions. Human persons are self-conscious entities that >>> learn to justify and take responsibility for their actions on the social >>> stage. This is a causal matrix, obvious at the present moment, as I am >>> justifying to you that reading the article is worth the time. 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