Tag: determinism
Determinism: A “Bizarre Position” Held by Scientists “with Great Confidence”
If it’s true, then all one says or thinks — right or wrong, true or false — was determined some 13.8 billion years ago.
Determinism: “An Irrational Rejection of Evidence”
German theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder takes even human choices to be merely an illusory experience.
Science as Oracle — “Where It Gets Weird”
The ancients had their oracles, people claiming to speak in the name of the gods — this, by divination.
Determinism: Smart People and an Absurd Claim
Why should Sabine Hossenfelder think for a moment that anything that occurs to her has any correspondence to truth?
Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder
She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience?