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by jusssi 652 days ago
Not arguing against the philosophy here, but wouldn't sufficiently unpredictable make it indistinguishable from free will, for practical purposes?
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anthk 652 days ago
No. Does a browser have free will? No, it's bound to either the instructions from the OS/Processor or the user input.
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jusssi 651 days ago
> Does a browser have free will?

I feel like a browser is lacking some other prerequisites that disqualifies it from being a good example in this case. At least my browser doesn't claim to be conscious.

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anthk 651 days ago
Who cares if it's conscious or not. Chemistry and Physics are the same everywhere. You are atoms are not magical.
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