Descent into Dissent
Descent into Dissent
Jeffery Sanders
Illusion of randomness and free will
1 hour 16 minutes Posted Dec 27, 2019 at 1:15 am.
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One thing humans are good at is pattern recognition, so good that we often see patterns where none exist. On top of seeing patterns, we often move to assign some kind of agency or sentience to the patterns as if they were caused by some outward force. Can we truly experience true random events that exist outside of cause-effect relationships? If not, then what happens to our illusion of free will?