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Causality in compatabilism

Gregory September 30, 2019 at 19:53 500 views 1 comments
If the "fates", whatever they be, move us to do all that we do freely, HOW does this causality happen?How can anything ensure that I will choose something?

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Pfhorrest October 01, 2019 at 02:58 #336183
Choosing is just a mechanical function. You could build a machine that chooses things, that functions according to ordinary physical causality. Evolution can also build such a machine, like our brains. There's nothing special about the kind of causation, the only thing that's special about willing freely is the kind of function implemented by that machine.