Why Sam Harris Is Wrong About Free Will

Massimo Pigliucci, stoic philosopher and professor of philosophy and author of How To Be A Stoic, talks about Sam Harris and free will.

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[cagataycakmak]

This guy doesn’t understand what sam harris argues at all.

[kevingalls]

The fact that causal forces extend into your mind is the whole point. You aren’t offering any evidence against Determinism, but support for it.

[danielfaller]

If you want to call that free will, thats youre choice.

Most people would not call that free will.

[danielfaller]

That can be called free choice, but not really free will.

[weekonefitness]

There is no free will because there is no self. Both are illusions.

[Fabian_]

Sam Harrys plantea que incluso los procesos internos están determinados, pues son reacciones en cadena iniciadas a partir de los estímulos extrenos, los cuales también son reacciones en cadena iniciadas en el nacimiento del universo.

[danhenderson]

internal processing doesnt equate to free will

[juju-vloj]

I haven’t heard one person argue for free will who actually understands the argument against it or what is meant by free will. Obviously decisions are made and by internal processes, no free will means that’s there’s no “I” in the system choosing which direction the internal processes go in. Our thoughts are as automatic as our hearts beating, it’s just that our thoughts are conditioned to believe we are the ones controlling them .

[sadhiktm]

We are not out of nature, we are nature with consciousness.

[Anthonyo]

Our brain are making decisions from options that we do not choose, i have no involvement on if chocolate taste nice to me, it just does.

[RodTenor]

This is a person. A person does not understand that concept, because the ego refuses to accept the so-called mind in their body could be anything else than theirs alone. Their world is always right in front of their eyes or "in" their mind, which is born from their brain. And so, their ideas are theirs alone as well...

[staycurious]

No he didn’t say we are puppets actually the opposite but if u put god in the place then everything becomes more like a puppet show. We are what we do and there is no free will coz we are who we are because of the society and knowledge around us that influenced us and we do the things irrespective of choice we have.

[mattpoliquin]

Yea you just made his argument. We’re basically computers. Enter certain data get out certain results.

[FunnyMan-ezvq]

I think if we really would’ve had free will we would still fight naked in the jungle with wooden sticks

[masterpnk]

Rubbish, So what u defined here is your version of free will, Good luck, you predetermined being

[pedrodon]

By the time you where 7 the movie was shot,
and you where given a script, there is no free will, every one is a victim or hero, depending on these circumstances, ,

[bardkuzniadram]

You are wrong babe. You are wrong try to use it to find better you.