We don’t have the same molecular composition from identical histories, so there is no reason to think we’d all react the same way.
From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> On Behalf Of Jochen Fromm Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 11:18 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Breaking Bad and Free Will > The more one identifies with some (set of) narrative(s), the less free will > one has. Interesting. Yes, probably. I believe the question of free will is related to the question if we all experience the world in the same way. This is also a question we have discussed frequently here at FRIAM if I recall correctly. Do we all act in the same way if we are confronted with a situation where we have to make a decision? In general no, but all drug addicts act alike if they are confronted with a situation which involves the stuff they are addicted to. The more addicted they are, the less free will. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/02/the-big-idea-could-you-have-made-different-choices-in-life -J. -------- Original message -------- From: glen <geprope...@gmail.com<mailto:geprope...@gmail.com>> Date: 1/26/24 4:19 PM (GMT+01:00) To: friam@redfish.com<mailto:friam@redfish.com> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Breaking Bad and Free Will Absolutely. If we parse out what character or personality means, we might come to the idea that it's a forcing structure comprised of the cumulative consequences of past decisions. If one's "identity" is (and has been) quasi-stable around, say, American Football, then any tiny little choice like "Hey let's go hiking this weekend." ... "No, I'm going to a Super Bowl party." will subtly guide one's trajectory through time and space. The more one identifies with some (set of) narrative(s), the less free will one has. On 1/25/24 13:34, Jochen Fromm wrote: > Could you say that a strong character or personality reduce our free will > too, because they restrict our choices and decisions? -- ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom https://bit.ly/virtualfriam to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ archives: 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/
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