Moving Beyond the Illusion of Free Will in Governance

[BigMike]

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Alexiev, you seem to acknowledge deterministic principles while simultaneously dismissing their relevance, and that’s where your argument falters. Let’s start with your assertion about ants and humans. The claim that we “know” humans make choices is not evidence; it’s a subjective feeling that ignores the wealth of scientific evidence demonstrating that our “choices” are the end product of unconscious neural processes shaped by biology, environment, and prior experiences. To equate that with free will is to misunderstand causality.

You keep repeating yourself without addressing my points. If "choices" are the end product of unconscious neural processes, why would that mean they are not "choices"? I've defined "choice" several times; I've pointed out that we can use the word in the past tense. Yet you simply repeat that we have reasons for our choices, and therefore they are not choices. That's nonsense. Martin Luther "chose" to say, "Here I stand and I can do no other." This despite the fact that he "could do no other". He probably believed that his choice was "determined" not be biology, but by his moral principles. But what difference does it make? His choice was "determined" -- but it remained a choice.

Also, I have no opinion on whether everything in the universe is "determined". I think it's irrelevant to our behaviors and beliefs.

Your gambler analogy is flawed. You say the predetermined nature of a card’s rank is irrelevant to the gambler because they are unaware of it. That’s true for a game of chance, but it’s not analogous to human decision-making. The “deck” in your analogy—the deterministic causes shaping our thoughts and actions—doesn’t operate in ignorance. The brain processes and integrates these causes to produce the illusion of choice. What you call “choosing based on what we know” is actually the brain processing inputs and generating outputs in line with deterministic laws.

Duh! What else could a choice be, other than the brain processing inputs? These are doubtless "in line with deterministic laws" -- but that doesn't mean they are determined. Also, the gambler analogy is perfectly relevant. As I've stated many times, if we had perfect understanding of determinism, so that we could predict the future, it that might make determinism relevant, just as the gambler might benefit from marked cards. But since we don't, it's a mere red herring, irrelevant to human decision making, just as the predetermined order of the cards is irrelevant to the gambler's decision making.

Alexiev, your argument rests on a fundamental misunderstanding of determinism and how it applies to human behavior. When you say that choices remain "choices" even if they are determined, you’re conflating the experience of making a decision with the mechanics of how that decision arises. This is where the distinction matters: the experience of choice doesn’t negate the reality that every “decision” is an output of prior causes. It’s not nonsense to point out that choices are deterministic—it's the very nature of causality. Calling it "irrelevant" doesn’t make it go away.

Martin Luther’s famous declaration is a perfect example of deterministic processes at work. His moral principles, shaped by his upbringing, experiences, and environment, led to his statement. His choice was not free in the sense of being uncaused; it was the inevitable result of those influences. You’re ascribing some undefined autonomy to a process that is demonstrably tied to causal factors. That’s the point you keep dodging.

Your gambler analogy remains flawed because it trivializes the deterministic framework. The predetermined order of cards is indeed irrelevant to the gambler because they lack the knowledge to act on it. But when it comes to human behavior, the deterministic "deck" is not irrelevant—it is the entire mechanism by which decisions occur. This is not a red herring; it’s the foundational reality of how we process the world and act within it.

You seem to want to preserve some romantic notion of choice as autonomous, but that’s a denial of how cause and effect govern every action, thought, and decision. Saying “duh” about the brain processing inputs doesn’t make the deterministic framework irrelevant—it underscores its total dominance. Until you confront that reality, you’re arguing from intuition, not evidence.

[Immanuel Can]

Neuroscientists may not have mapped every nuance of the mind-body interaction, but what is abundantly clear—and repeatedly demonstrated—is that the brain is the source of cognition, thought, and decision-making.

False. It's the location, but not the source. No such "neuroscientific" evidence exist. You're not going to bluff me out of that, and it's evident to me, and to anybody who's done even rudimentary reading in the field, that you don't know even the most basic things about what you're taking about.

"actual science"

As for your mockery about a Nobel Prize,

I'm glad you were able to detect irony. It won't be happening for you, just so you know.

Finally, your retreat into vague philosophical terms like "aboutness" isn’t impressive—it’s evasive.

Only to you, because you clearly do not even possess the basic vocabulary of the philosophy of mind. Read "Mind and Cosmos," and then let's talk about what you learn. I'll give you as much time as you need.

Immanuel, your insistence that the brain is merely the location and not the source of cognition is an extraordinary claim

To an indoctrinated Determinist, most extraordinary. To normal human beings, routine.

...the overwhelming body of neuroscientific evidence...

Stone-cold bluff!

As for "aboutness" and other philosophical jargon, throwing around terms you think I don’t understand

You've already said you neither recognize them, or know what meaning they convey.

So...carry on ignorantly, I guess. Indoctrinated ideologues are like that...there's no talking sense to them, because they've already assumed their own conclusions, and can't afford to be dislodged from them.

[BigMike]

False. It's the location, but not the source. No such "neuroscientific" evidence exist. You're not going to bluff me out of that, and it's evident to me, and to anybody who's done even rudimentary reading in the field, that you don't know even the most basic things about what you're taking about.

I'm glad you were able to detect irony. It won't be happening for you, just so you know.

Only to you, because you clearly do not even possess the basic vocabulary of the philosophy of mind. Read "Mind and Cosmos," and then let's talk about what you learn. I'll give you as much time as you need.

Immanuel, your insistence that the brain is merely the location and not the source of cognition is an extraordinary claim

To an indoctrinated Determinist, most extraordinary. To normal human beings, routine.

...the overwhelming body of neuroscientific evidence...

Stone-cold bluff!

As for "aboutness" and other philosophical jargon, throwing around terms you think I don’t understand

You've already said you neither recognize them, or know what meaning they convey.

So...carry on ignorantly, I guess. Indoctrinated ideologues are like that...there's no talking sense to them, because they've already assumed their own conclusions, and can't afford to be dislodged from them.

Immanuel, are you suggesting that your mind, soul, or free will does all the thinking independently before informing your brain? Does your brain simply carry out "orders" from this immaterial commander? If so, what mechanism allows your free will to generate thoughts or conclusions without involving the brain's neural activity? Are you claiming your thoughts are somehow "brainless" until your mind decides to loop the brain in? That’s quite the mental acrobatics for someone accusing others of indoctrination.

[Immanuel Can]

Immanuel, are you suggesting that your mind, soul, or free will does all the thinking independently before informing your brain?

There may be cases in which physiological forces are all that is involved: instinctive reactions of the midbrain, such as the famous fight-or-flight reaction may be of that sort...a programmed reaction in which conscious cognition gets no immediate role.

But most cognitive events are clearly -- and you know this, both experientially and right now, in this present moment -- not like that. They're not instinctive, non-thinking and sudden. Usually, they happen after a period (of varying lengths) of deliberation, consideration, reflection, intention, projection of goals, weighing of alternatives, criticism of options and selection of action -- none of which involve the physical body in any act, until they are complete and the motivation has been arrived at and decided. To claim that all this is merely a physiological "twitch" is so clearly reductional I cannot imagine a thinking person would even suggest it.

Just like, hopefully, you'll think before you type next time.

[BigMike]

Immanuel, are you suggesting that your mind, soul, or free will does all the thinking independently before informing your brain?

There may be cases in which physiological forces are all that is involved: instinctive reactions of the midbrain, such as the famous fight-or-flight reaction may be of that sort...a programmed reaction in which conscious cognition gets no immediate role.

But most cognitive events are clearly -- and you know this, both experientially and right now, in this present moment -- not like that. They're not instinctive, non-thinking and sudden. Usually, they happen after a period (of varying lengths) of deliberation, consideration, reflection, intention, projection of goals, weighing of alternatives, criticism of options and selection of action -- none of which involve the physical body in any act, until they are complete and the motivation has been arrived at and decided. To claim that all this is merely a physiological "twitch" is so clearly reductional I cannot imagine a thinking person would even suggest it.

Just like, hopefully, you'll think before you type next time.

Immanuel, you’ve entirely sidestepped the question. Are you claiming that your "free will" or "soul" does all this deliberation without your brain? You describe processes like deliberation and reflection as if they’re floating in some metaphysical void, disconnected from the physical body. If this is the case, explain how your immaterial free will interacts with the material world—does it alter the energy, charge, or momentum of neurons without violating the conservation laws of physics? Or are you seriously suggesting your thoughts are independent of the brain’s physical processes, only informing it after the fact like some kind of divine memo delivery system?

Your answer is reductionist in its own way—reducing these observable, measurable brain functions to vague notions of an immaterial soul. If you’re going to reject well-documented neuroscience, at least have the intellectual honesty to explain how your non-physical "deliberations" magically connect to physical actions. Otherwise, you’re just waving around philosophical buzzwords while ignoring the actual science.

[Alexiev]

Alexiev, your argument rests on a fundamental misunderstanding of determinism and how it applies to human behavior. When you say that choices remain "choices" even if they are determined, you’re conflating the experience of making a decision with the mechanics of how that decision arises. This is where the distinction matters: the experience of choice doesn’t negate the reality that every “decision” is an output of prior causes. It’s not nonsense to point out that choices are deterministic—it's the very nature of causality. Calling it "irrelevant" doesn’t make it go away.

Martin Luther’s famous declaration is a perfect example of deterministic processes at work. His moral principles, shaped by his upbringing, experiences, and environment, led to his statement. His choice was not free in the sense of being uncaused; it was the inevitable result of those influences. You’re ascribing some undefined autonomy to a process that is demonstrably tied to causal factors. That’s the point you keep dodging.

Your gambler analogy remains flawed because it trivializes the deterministic framework. The predetermined order of cards is indeed irrelevant to the gambler because they lack the knowledge to act on it. But when it comes to human behavior, the deterministic "deck" is not irrelevant—it is the entire mechanism by which decisions occur. This is not a red herring; it’s the foundational reality of how we process the world and act within it.

You seem to want to preserve some romantic notion of choice as autonomous, but that’s a denial of how cause and effect govern every action, thought, and decision. Saying “duh” about the brain processing inputs doesn’t make the deterministic framework irrelevant—it underscores its total dominance. Until you confront that reality, you’re arguing from intuition, not evidence.

I'm not conflating anything, nor am I promoting a notion of choice as autonomous. I'm using the definition of choice: "an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities".

The gambler is clearly "faced with" possibilities, even though the card he will be dealt is determined. Why is this hard to understand?

Why must "free" mean "uncaused"? Nobody uses the word "free" in this way except you. You have warped language to promote your meaningless political notions. If none of us is "free", the distinction between "freedom" and "slavery" disappears. You seem to suggest that slaves are just as "free" as anyone else, and that those holding the whip are blameless because they have "reasons" for doing so. Of course they have reasons for whipping women and children. So what? Why does that make them blameless?

Your approach is not only an aberration of the language, but a morally corrupt and evil philosophy. The fact that we have reasons for behaving as we do does not make us less "free". Instead, the chains and gaols of oppressors do. Freedom is a word laden with moral connotations, and when you say slaves are equally free with you and me you are promoting evil as if you were wielding the whip yourself.

[Impenitent]

it just occurred to me... if there is no freewill, the point of governance is moot

the government says you must do this, as if you were not predetermined to act as you do

-Imp

[BigMike]

Alexiev, your argument rests on a fundamental misunderstanding of determinism and how it applies to human behavior. When you say that choices remain "choices" even if they are determined, you’re conflating the experience of making a decision with the mechanics of how that decision arises. This is where the distinction matters: the experience of choice doesn’t negate the reality that every “decision” is an output of prior causes. It’s not nonsense to point out that choices are deterministic—it's the very nature of causality. Calling it "irrelevant" doesn’t make it go away.

Martin Luther’s famous declaration is a perfect example of deterministic processes at work. His moral principles, shaped by his upbringing, experiences, and environment, led to his statement. His choice was not free in the sense of being uncaused; it was the inevitable result of those influences. You’re ascribing some undefined autonomy to a process that is demonstrably tied to causal factors. That’s the point you keep dodging.

Your gambler analogy remains flawed because it trivializes the deterministic framework. The predetermined order of cards is indeed irrelevant to the gambler because they lack the knowledge to act on it. But when it comes to human behavior, the deterministic "deck" is not irrelevant—it is the entire mechanism by which decisions occur. This is not a red herring; it’s the foundational reality of how we process the world and act within it.

You seem to want to preserve some romantic notion of choice as autonomous, but that’s a denial of how cause and effect govern every action, thought, and decision. Saying “duh” about the brain processing inputs doesn’t make the deterministic framework irrelevant—it underscores its total dominance. Until you confront that reality, you’re arguing from intuition, not evidence.

I'm not conflating anything, nor am I promoting a notion of choice as autonomous. I'm using the definition of choice: "an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities".

The gambler is clearly "faced with" possibilities, even though the card he will be dealt is determined. Why is this hard to understand?

Why must "free" mean "uncaused"? Nobody uses the word "free" in this way except you. You have warped language to promote your meaningless political notions. If none of us is "free", the distinction between "freedom" and "slavery" disappears. You seem to suggest that slaves are just as "free" as anyone else, and that those holding the whip are blameless because they have "reasons" for doing so. Of course they have reasons for whipping women and children. So what? Why does that make them blameless?

Your approach is not only an aberration of the language, but a morally corrupt and evil philosophy. The fact that we have reasons for behaving as we do does not make us less "free". Instead, the chains and gaols of oppressors do. Freedom is a word laden with moral connotations, and when you say slaves are equally free with you and me you are promoting evil as if you were wielding the whip yourself.

Alexiev, your response veers into emotional rhetoric and misrepresentation rather than engaging with the core argument. You conflate the deterministic understanding of choice with a denial of agency, which is not what I’m proposing. Let’s address this step by step:

First, you are misunderstanding determinism in the context of choice. The definition of choice you provided—“an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities”—does not contradict determinism. Under determinism, the act of selection is shaped entirely by prior causes: neural processes, environmental factors, and biological predispositions. The “possibilities” you perceive are products of your mind integrating inputs, but the decision you ultimately make is not free of those causes.

Second, your gambler analogy doesn’t rescue the notion of free will. Yes, the gambler perceives possibilities, but the card they draw is predetermined, as is the decision-making process that leads them to bet, fold, or bluff. Their decision feels autonomous, but it’s driven by a web of prior influences—experience, emotion, and probability assessments. Determinism doesn’t negate the subjective experience of deliberation; it explains it.

Now, to address your dramatic leap into morality: determinism does not absolve moral responsibility; it redefines its basis. Responsibility isn’t about some mystical “freedom” to transcend causality—it’s about understanding the causes of behavior and acting to shape better outcomes. Determinism doesn’t excuse cruelty or oppression; it provides the framework to understand why it occurs and how to prevent it. You invoke the image of the slave master wielding a whip, yet fail to see that determinism is precisely what allows us to identify the systemic causes of such oppression—economic conditions, cultural ideologies, and power structures—and work to dismantle them.

Finally, your use of “freedom” is loaded with emotional connotations but lacks precision. Freedom in the deterministic sense isn’t about being uncaused; it’s about operating within the parameters of what causes allow. Slavery is a denial of freedoms granted by societal norms and ethical considerations, not some metaphysical violation of free will. A determinist framework doesn’t deny the harm of slavery—it deepens our understanding of the causes behind it and strengthens the case for its abolition.

If you truly believe my argument promotes evil, then you’re either misreading it or willfully ignoring the nuance. Determinism doesn’t eliminate moral responsibility; it shifts our focus to addressing the causes of suffering and oppression, which is far more constructive than clinging to an antiquated notion of “freedom” detached from causality.

[Immanuel Can]

Immanuel, are you suggesting that your mind, soul, or free will does all the thinking independently before informing your brain?

There may be cases in which physiological forces are all that is involved: instinctive reactions of the midbrain, such as the famous fight-or-flight reaction may be of that sort...a programmed reaction in which conscious cognition gets no immediate role.

But most cognitive events are clearly -- and you know this, both experientially and right now, in this present moment -- not like that. They're not instinctive, non-thinking and sudden. Usually, they happen after a period (of varying lengths) of deliberation, consideration, reflection, intention, projection of goals, weighing of alternatives, criticism of options and selection of action -- none of which involve the physical body in any act, until they are complete and the motivation has been arrived at and decided. To claim that all this is merely a physiological "twitch" is so clearly reductional I cannot imagine a thinking person would even suggest it.

Just like, hopefully, you'll think before you type next time.

Immanuel, you’ve entirely sidestepped the question.

No, I answered it. But I didn't participate in the script you were hoping to write for me, which was an attempt to get me to take the position that the brain is uninvolved in cognition. And I've told you before, though you don't ever hear me, that my position is that they are synchronous processes: the brain manifests what the mind is doing. If you can get that, you'll know why I don't accept your terms.

Are you claiming that your "free will" or "soul" does all this deliberation without your brain?

Aaaaaand...there it is! I was absolutely right. That's what you were angling for.

well-documented neuroscience

That's your second try at that stone-cold bluff. Give it up. I already know it's not true, so you're not fooling anybody.

[BigMike]

There may be cases in which physiological forces are all that is involved: instinctive reactions of the midbrain, such as the famous fight-or-flight reaction may be of that sort...a programmed reaction in which conscious cognition gets no immediate role.

But most cognitive events are clearly -- and you know this, both experientially and right now, in this present moment -- not like that. They're not instinctive, non-thinking and sudden. Usually, they happen after a period (of varying lengths) of deliberation, consideration, reflection, intention, projection of goals, weighing of alternatives, criticism of options and selection of action -- none of which involve the physical body in any act, until they are complete and the motivation has been arrived at and decided. To claim that all this is merely a physiological "twitch" is so clearly reductional I cannot imagine a thinking person would even suggest it.

Just like, hopefully, you'll think before you type next time.

Immanuel, you’ve entirely sidestepped the question.

No, I answered it. But I didn't participate in the script you were hoping to write for me, which was an attempt to get me to take the position that the brain is uninvolved in cognition. And I've told you before, though you don't ever hear me, that my position is that they are synchronous processes: the brain manifests what the mind is doing. If you can get that, you'll know why I don't accept your terms.

Are you claiming that your "free will" or "soul" does all this deliberation without your brain?

Aaaaaand...there it is! I was absolutely right. That's what you were angling for.

well-documented neuroscience

That's your second try at that stone-cold bluff. Give it up. I already know it's not true, so you're not fooling anybody.

Immanuel, your invocation of "synchronous processes" raises more questions than it answers. What does that even mean in this context? Are you suggesting that the mind and brain are independent entities operating in parallel, or that one drives the other? If they’re truly synchronous, are you proposing some kind of dual causality where neither is the source? Or is this just an attempt to avoid grappling with the scientific consensus on causation?

If the brain "manifests what the mind is doing," then we’re left asking which one drives the process. Does the mind deliberate and then inform the brain, which obediently follows orders? If so, does the mind think independently of the brain, bypassing the very organ tied to cognition in every observable instance? Or are you claiming that the brain initiates these processes, with the mind merely experiencing them after the fact? In that case, you’ve arrived at determinism without admitting it.

You’ve consistently sidestepped these issues by relying on vague phrasing like “synchronous processes” without ever clarifying the mechanism. If you’re suggesting that the mind operates independently but synchronously with the brain, you’re positing a dualist interaction that violates basic principles of causality and physics. If the mind affects the brain, it must alter physical states—and any such alteration would demand measurable reactions to satisfy conservation laws. Where’s your evidence for this?

You dismiss neuroscience as if the overwhelming body of evidence doesn’t exist. But every study linking changes in brain structure and function to corresponding changes in cognition and behavior contradicts your insistence that the brain is merely a passive “location.” If you’re going to throw out the mountain of data supporting this, at least have the intellectual honesty to explain what mechanism you propose instead—and how it avoids the logical contradictions inherent in your vague dualism.

[Immanuel Can]

Immanuel, your invocation of "synchronous processes" raises more questions than it answers.

Get used to it. Despite all your nonsense claims to the contrary, science simply has not solved this one. And I know you'd like to think you have, but you haven't. So you're going to have to be happy with this: there are very clearly two things in play, not one: mind and brain. And while you'd like to rule unilaterally in favour of the meat, you can't. There isn't science to support that move, and there's definitely no logic that supports it. You're going to have to accept that science has got a lot of work to do in this area...which, of course, it still does.

scientific consensus on causation

Stone-cold bluff #3. Seen through it.

If the brain "manifests what the mind is doing," then we’re left asking which one drives the process.

Yes, we are: or whether the two interact in some yet-misunderstood way. That is indeed the question. And you don't know the answer. Nor does science. Nor do I.

You dismiss neuroscience

Lie.

...overwhelming body of evidence...

Stone-cold bluff #4. Give it up, Mikey. Nobody's buying it.

[BigMike]

Immanuel, your invocation of "synchronous processes" raises more questions than it answers.

Get used to it. Despite all your nonsense claims to the contrary, science simply has not solved this one. And I know you'd like to think you have, but you haven't. So you're going to have to be happy with this: there are very clearly two things in play, not one: mind and brain. And while you'd like to rule unilaterally in favour of the meat, you can't. There isn't science to support that move, and there's definitely no logic that supports it. You're going to have to accept that science has got a lot of work to do in this area...which, of course, it still does.

scientific consensus on causation

Stone-cold bluff #3. Seen through it.

If the brain "manifests what the mind is doing," then we’re left asking which one drives the process.

Yes, we are: or whether the two interact in some yet-misunderstood way. That is indeed the question. And you don't know the answer. Nor does science. Nor do I.

You dismiss neuroscience

Lie.

...overwhelming body of evidence...

Stone-cold bluff #4. Give it up, Mikey. Nobody's buying it.

When you claim that "science simply has not solved this one," are you seriously suggesting that the conservation laws—bedrocks of physics—are somehow in question? Or that the four fundamental interactions of nature, which have been empirically validated across countless experiments, are merely approximate guesses? What exactly are you disputing here?

If you're implying that neuroscience and physics haven't bridged every gap in understanding, that's true—but it doesn't mean the foundational principles of causality, conservation laws, and determinism are suddenly on shaky ground. These principles aren't just hypotheses; they're rigorously tested and consistently validated across scientific disciplines. To handwave them away because they challenge your preferred notion of "mind" isn't a philosophical position—it's intellectual avoidance.

If you believe the mind somehow bypasses the brain's deterministic framework, you're proposing a mechanism that either violates or somehow operates outside of the conservation laws. Are you seriously positing that free will alters brain processes without creating observable reactions or measurable energy transfers? Because if so, you owe us an explanation that reconciles your claim with the physics governing every atom in your body.

You keep dismissing neuroscience, causation, and "scientific consensus" as bluffs, but you haven't provided an alternative explanation for how your "mind" interacts with the brain—or how it could do so without rendering centuries of validated science meaningless. So, are conservation laws a "hoax," in your view? Or do they just not apply to your free will? Please clarify.

[Immanuel Can]

When you claim that "science simply has not solved this one," are you seriously suggesting...

Stop trying to make me parrot your set-ups. I won't do it.

If you're implying that neuroscience and physics haven't bridged every gap in understanding, that's true—

In fact, they've shown almost no ability at all to account for the mind-brain problem. But yes, that's quite true, as a gross understatement of the case.

...foundational principles of causality, conservation laws, and determinism

Determinism does not fit with these other two. There are principles of physical causality, and laws of conservation (of mass, of energy, for example). There are no "scientific principles of Determinism."

...the brain's deterministic framework...

There's no such thing.

You keep dismissing neuroscience,

Lie.

causation,

Lie. I have never dismissed this, either.

and "scientific consensus"

Lie. There is no "scientific concensus on the mind-brain problem. Just a whole bunch of very relevant questions.

centuries of validated science

Absurd stone-cold bluff.

I told you: you can quit trying to sell your nonsense as "scientific." Nobody's buying that.

[BigMike]

When you claim that "science simply has not solved this one," are you seriously suggesting...

Stop trying to make me parrot your set-ups. I won't do it.

If you're implying that neuroscience and physics haven't bridged every gap in understanding, that's true—

In fact, they've shown almost no ability at all to account for the mind-brain problem. But yes, that's quite true, as a gross understatement of the case.

...foundational principles of causality, conservation laws, and determinism

Determinism does not fit with these other two. There are principles of physical causality, and laws of conservation (of mass, of energy, for example). There are no "scientific principles of Determinism."

...the brain's deterministic framework...

There's no such thing.

You keep dismissing neuroscience,

Lie.

causation,

Lie. I have never dismissed this, either.

and "scientific consensus"

Lie. There is no "scientific concensus on the mind-brain problem. Just a whole bunch of very relevant questions.

centuries of validated science

Absurd stone-cold bluff.

I told you: you can quit trying to sell your nonsense as "scientific." Nobody's buying that.

Immanuel, you're clearly grappling with something deeper here—a recognition, perhaps, that the principles underpinning determinism aren’t the shallow waves you once dismissed but the very currents shaping everything. You're standing at the edge of a profound truth. Be a man—sapere aude, dare to know. Now that you've glimpsed this reality, take the next step. You’ve held onto your beliefs with admirable conviction, but conviction isn’t the same as truth.

Come on in, the water's warm. This isn’t about abandoning your values or beliefs; it’s about aligning them with the undeniable reality of causation, conservation laws, and the deterministic framework that governs everything, including us. It’s not a threat to meaning, morality, or humanity—it’s the foundation for understanding them more fully and deeply.

Stop fighting the tide. Truth isn’t the enemy; it’s the way forward. You're ready for this—so take the leap. You'll find clarity, not chaos, waiting for you here.

[attofishpi]

Stop fighting the tide. Truth isn’t the enemy; it’s the way forward. You're ready for this—so take the leap. You'll find clarity, not chaos, waiting for you here.

How does that work you ideological imbecile?

The first thing your ridiculous attempt to change status quo will be CHAOS..anarchy.

Nobody wants what you want to peddle.