Free will is a concept invented by St Augustine to get God off the hook for the garden of eden fiasco. There is nowhere in science that supports the notion of a self somehow separate from the causal nature of the universe.
Based off science the notion of self itself is a mere illusion. Wich probably is cause to the one of free will.
As for the causal nature of the universe, it’s one of the strong hypothesis, but we don’t have a definite proof for it.
The concept of free will is way older than Christianity. Even the story of the Garden predates Christ, as does the book of Job which addresses free will directly. And the concept of a “clockwork” universe is quite out of date too. Many phenomena are probabilistic while some phenomena have no cause at all (big bang).
Free will as an adult:
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What movie or show is this from?
Pink Floyd’s The Wall. It is required viewing.
Wow when I was in High School, I’m pretty sure all the male students were just issued a copy of The Wall on cassette, album, CD, and VHS. Do they not have pot where you live?
What movie or show is this from?
Thanks, had no idea they made a movie from the album.
It’s a good one too.
I was fortunate to have seen it in theaters when it was released. My date was a girl that was out of my league that ended up being my prom date too. Good memories associated with that film.
The movie actually incorporates the album very well. IIRC, that’s on purpose (they intended to make the movie when mixing the album).
