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Breaking the Free Will Illusion for the Betterment of Humankind
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Breaking the Free Will Illusion for the Betterment of Humankind is a personal blog at breakingthefreewillillusion.com about philosophy. Since 2014, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2020, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked as a blog about the free will illusion and its implications for humankind. The one comment argues against compatibilist definitions of free will and names other books on the topic.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Welcome to Breaking the Free Will Illusion for the Betterment of Humankind! Here you’ll find a whole lot of information and content about one of the most pervasive illusions in the world: Free Will! Also, for an in depth look, the book is currently out as an Amazon Kindle ebook and paperback! CLICK
What Hacker News says?
Compatibilists redefine free will, similarly to those who redefine "god" as "nature" or "the universe". Sure, anyone can define any term the way they want, but it simply causes confusion to the majority of people who don't hold such definition. Rather, it's best to abandon some terms as fiction, and create new ones surrounding the concept you are looking to address. Better books on the topic are Sam's _Free Will_ or…
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on “Conway's Proof Of The Free Will Theorem”Submitted The Problem with Ontic Probability (2015) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why I’m a Hard Incompatibilist, Not a Hard Determinist. (2014) as a story · 1 points
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