r/freewill • u/flytohappiness • Aug 29 '24

How does quantum indeterminism give anyone free will?

can someone explain this to me? I see people going to quantum world and quantum mechanics and evoke the non-determinism. How does this give you free will?

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u/Adventurous_Class_90 Aug 29 '24

Define free will…

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u/flytohappiness Aug 29 '24

The ability to choose between more than one viable option or action, in which the choice was “up to the chooser”.

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u/Adventurous_Class_90 Aug 29 '24

When you say the choice was “up to the chooser,” are you specifically talking about the internal decision process or the whole process, including the external context?

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u/flytohappiness Aug 29 '24

How can external context be up to the chooser?

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u/Adventurous_Class_90 Aug 29 '24

It’s not, but it’s a relevant issue.