On 23 January 2014 05:58, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruno's definition? For well over 20 years I have been insisting here and > elsewhere that there are only 2 definitions of Free Will that are not > gibberish, and they are almost never used: > > 1) "Free Will" is the inability to predict your own actions even in a > stable environment. > > This is also the definition I normally use, when I have to use one at all (most people seem to add a lot of metaphysical baggage to the term, even when they don't realise they are doing so). About 20 years ago (coincidentally) I was also arguing with a friend about this subject. Imho he used words that presupposed the metaphysical nature of FW - words like decide and choose. But he always had ideas up his sleeve that I couldn't predict, so maybe he was making the same point...
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