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VanillaElectrical331 t1_j4lhz5d wrote

Hey, so I'm new to the subreddit so apologies in advance.

Here's my question under determinism there are a couple distinctions made: compatiblist and incompatiblist with regards to free-will. Doesn't that distinction carry over to a non-deterministic world as well? Just because a world isn't inherently deterministic, that doesn't guarantee that we have free will.... Right?

Again sorry if this is the wrong place or if my terminology is flawed.

Edit: sorry, wrong place

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LateInTheAfternoon t1_j4mypzt wrote

r/askphilosophy is for questions. I mean, you can ask here as well but your question is more likely to be seen there and since it's the purpose of the sub you're more likely to get better and more detailed answers over there.

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Perrr333 t1_j4s8lrg wrote

Askphilosophy is a draconian mess of a subreddit, even moreso than here (and that's saying something!). Most posts with more than a few upvotes end up getting locked so only flaired users can post. In practice this shuts down debate. You'll get the same responses listing some views from the most famous classical and "modern" (i.e. before the 1950s) philosophers. As a result you'll get little to no analytic philosophy, as it has been understood post WW2.

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Capital_Net_6438 t1_j4ufbu5 wrote

Well put. It’s nice to have a place to practice philosophy (to some extent) as opposed to just telling someone what views are out there.

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ephemerios t1_j566v7p wrote

> In practice this shuts down debate.

The point of /r/askphilosophy isn't to foster debate; it's to provide a place where verified experts answer questions.

>As a result you'll get little to no analytic philosophy, as it has been understood post WW2.

/r/askphilosophy is chokful of people working on analytic and post-analytic philosophy.

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Perrr333 t1_j4s8v91 wrote

The answer to your question is obviously yes, indeterminism does not imply free will. Anyone who would have you believe otherwise is a fool.

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VanillaElectrical331 t1_j4sbuto wrote

Thanks, i didn't really expect an answer.

Yeah, figured it was a non-sequitur, i just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing anything.

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Perrr333 t1_j4shzvj wrote

One of the reasons r/askphilosophy is a load of bullshit is because that answer would have probably been deleted

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