http://www.thulasidas.com/2010-03/free-will-an-illusion.htm Perception and Physics. Science and Spirituality. Life and Work. Money and Quantitative Finance. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:08:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thulasidas.com/2010-03/free-will-an-illusion.htm/comment-page-1#comment-776 Michael Marko Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:31:07 +0000 http://www.thulasidas.com/?p=1541#comment-776 Hey Manoj, I wonder quite often about the actuality of free will. I suspect the problem is one of perspective. How can we know? I have settled on an ASSUMPTION that there is some sort of free will. I do this because if there isn't free will I lose nothing (accept maybe acceptance) if I say to myself that there is, whereas if there IS free will and I assume there is not, then I don't value my decision. Incidentally, a lack of sense of control of one's environment is psychologically unhealthy. This may be the illusion by which we avoid the anxiety of choicelessness but there is just no way to tell perfectly. But I think Heisenberg is a strong statement in support of free will. Hey Manoj,
I wonder quite often about the actuality of free will. I suspect the problem is one of perspective. How can we know? I have settled on an ASSUMPTION that there is some sort of free will. I do this because if there isn’t free will I lose nothing (accept maybe acceptance) if I say to myself that there is, whereas if there IS free will and I assume there is not, then I don’t value my decision. Incidentally, a lack of sense of control of one’s environment is psychologically unhealthy. This may be the illusion by which we avoid the anxiety of choicelessness but there is just no way to tell perfectly. But I think Heisenberg is a strong statement in support of free will.

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