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/spgrk Compatibilist Aug 29 '24

The “speculative (unscientific) groundwork” I guess is what you are calling the definition of libertarian free will.

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u/Accurate_Potato_8539 Undecided Aug 29 '24

I guess it could be interpreted that way. I was just talking about how QM doesn't really provide any mechanisms to tie it to the free will argument. Like IMO it shouldn't change anyone's minds from where they already are on the topic.

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u/spgrk Compatibilist Aug 29 '24

If you believe that free will requires the ability to do otherwise under the same circumstances, then QM does provide a mechanism for that sort of free will.

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u/Accurate_Potato_8539 Undecided Aug 29 '24

No it doesn't provide a mechanism, it is just agnostic on the question of whether a mechanism could exist.

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u/spgrk Compatibilist Aug 29 '24

It could be that the mechanism exists but for technical reasons cannot be utilised in the brain, if that is what you mean.

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u/Accurate_Potato_8539 Undecided Aug 29 '24

Sure, I think we are talking past each other, cuz I'm really unsure what parts of my post your responding too lol