Is free will only an illusion? And if so, what does that really mean?
It's time for some Friday deep thoughts, the melding of physics with giant philosophical questions...
By Stephen Skolnick on Physics Central
At the intersection of physics and philosophy, there's a question that's weighed on the minds of great thinkers for centuries: Is there truly such a thing as free will? When we make a choice, are we fundamentally any different than a calculator "choosing" which segments of its display to light up when the = button is pressed?
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It's time for some Friday deep thoughts, the melding of physics with giant philosophical questions...
By Stephen Skolnick on Physics Central
At the intersection of physics and philosophy, there's a question that's weighed on the minds of great thinkers for centuries: Is there truly such a thing as free will? When we make a choice, are we fundamentally any different than a calculator "choosing" which segments of its display to light up when the = button is pressed?
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