Determinism and atheism
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Isn't determinism a paradoxical position? After all, those who support it on the one hand think that it is correct, but on the other hand, according to determinism itself, human thinking and its conclusions are merely a product of their psychological, social, etc. influences. Circumstances unambiguously dictated the result – that is, the deterministic position. And if so, how can one claim that it is correct? After all, even on a principled level, they could not hold any other position.
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This should be discussed. Suppose I have reached a deterministic conclusion. Now what do you think: if I am wrong, then my conclusions are incorrect, that is, I am not a determinist. But then there is no reason to doubt my conclusions. And if I am right – then determinism is indeed true. Of course, there is an outlet for this: I am wrong, but not because I am a determinist. Just an error in judgment.
In general, determinists claim that our judgment is a calculation, but that does not mean that the calculation is wrong. On the contrary, the calculation is correct because we are built correctly (evolution). Take the AI that reaches correct conclusions despite being a deterministic machine. It simply makes a correct calculation. The question is how can you even claim that your calculation is correct, since you have no access to another alternative. You did not consider it and decided to reject it, because you do not have judgment. The second-order statement that my calculation is correct is a statement about the calculation. Is it itself the result of a calculation? If not – no problem. If so – then the question goes back.
Consistent determinists will tell you that they are not concerned with the question of what is true (in the sense of what is in the world), but rather with what I should think. See the column on deterministic illusions.
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