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Free choice

שו”תCategory: philosophyFree choice
asked 3 years ago

Hello Rabbi, I would be happy if you could show me where my mistake is. How can we even argue about the issue at all? Because if there is no free choice, then even if we prove in a certain way that there is free choice, we would be forced to reach this conclusion, and it has nothing to do with reality, but rather something mechanical that operates in our heads that shows us as if we have a choice, and if there is free choice, then there is.


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מיכי Staff answered 3 years ago
I’m not sure I understand. You claim that if you assume determinism then even if arguments are made in favor of free choice you will say that they are forced upon us. Right. Obviously if you assume that then you will also stick with it.

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שמואל ב replied 3 years ago

So how can you prove that if everything is deterministic then everything is forced and no argument made in favor of free choice will help, and if there is free choice then there is. In short, my question is that no proof will help either side.

מיכי replied 3 years ago

It won't help if you assume determinism. But if you're open to discussion then yes.

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