Ok. When i talk of free will I talk of a will that is not entirely pre-determined ahead of time but has ranges within which to maneuver.
I don’t specify the mechanism of that maneuver, just that it can
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I’m not being slick. That is my working definition.
A bubble leaves the surface of the water and bounces upon the surface. The collective water underneath knows nothing of the surface tension on top nor the air above nor the way gravity functions differently for a bubble on the surface.
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it doesn’t matter to me if it’s mathematically describable or not.
The Jesuits invested in the sciences because they were investigating the “mind of god” – the goal of many medieval scholars.
I’m not saying I believe anything, but the notion of the supernatural being mathematically describable is perfectly reasonable.
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In short, math is no “gotcha” point nor does it negate freedom. It just means it’s mathematically describable freedom.
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