Re: MD The Bride of Free Will Returns

From: Magnus Berg (McMagnus@hem.passagen.se)
Date: Tue Jan 25 2000 - 09:25:48 GMT


Hi Struan

Struan Hellier wrote:
> Randomness is the antithesis of free will

Was that a typo? :)

I'm actually not kidding. It depends on the point of view. Suppose you have free will and I'm asking
you: "Heads or tails?". From my point of view, your decision is totally random, but you on the other
hand have total control over what you decide. Perhaps you have a two-headed coin in your pocket and
always say head.

In this scenario, I would think that free will and randomness are equivalent, but you would still
think they are contradictory.

What I see here is a platypus of SOM. Depending on whether you take a stand as subject or object you
come to different conclusions about our reality.

What do you see?

        Magnus
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