Sapolsky — “In order to prove there’s free will, you…”

Source: Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will — Robert M. Sapolsky

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From: Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will — Quotes


In order to prove there’s free will, you have to show that some behavior just happened out of thin air in the sense of considering all these biological precursors. It may be possible to sidestep that with some subtle philosophical arguments, but you can’t with anything known to science.