I heard some thoughts about the topic of free will and determinism / predeterminism (not sure about the difference), on an NPR show, and found it really interesting. I believe it was Radiolab with Brian Greene as a guest talking about physics, and quantum mechanics.
I would love to learn more about it, without having to get too deep into it. Are there any layman friendly resources, like documentaries, audio or articles I could get my hands on? All I can find are some amateur made videos on youtube.
So from what I understand, pre-determinism says that pretty much all of life has been written since the beginning of time, based on physics. Everything from the choices we make, it's all based on the chemical reactions in our brains, which was caused by a prior event. Which I think makes sense. And then free will opposes that.
I can see valid arguments for both sides, but would like more resources. Or if anyone wants to give their input. I am by no means a philosophy major, or science (I study design), so don't judge me based on what I've written, but find it really interesting, and would like more information
I would love to learn more about it, without having to get too deep into it. Are there any layman friendly resources, like documentaries, audio or articles I could get my hands on? All I can find are some amateur made videos on youtube.
So from what I understand, pre-determinism says that pretty much all of life has been written since the beginning of time, based on physics. Everything from the choices we make, it's all based on the chemical reactions in our brains, which was caused by a prior event. Which I think makes sense. And then free will opposes that.
I can see valid arguments for both sides, but would like more resources. Or if anyone wants to give their input. I am by no means a philosophy major, or science (I study design), so don't judge me based on what I've written, but find it really interesting, and would like more information
