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by maxerickson 627 days ago
I didn't say "whether", I said "why".

At the moment, you can't predict the future state of my brain for more than one reason, one of which is that you don't have much information about the current state (precise information anyway, you may have an opinion about the average state).
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r2_pilot 627 days ago
>At the moment, you can't predict the future state of my brain for more than one reason, one of which is that you don't have much information about the current state

Do we not literally predicate our friendships and relationships on being able to predict the future states of minds? How long do you stay friends with the person who randomly shows up or doesn't, to any event you invite them to? Or whose tastes vary unpredictably from day to day, giving you no framework to contextualize them?

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maxerickson 627 days ago
It's always very entertaining to nitpick a statement that has a caveat by quoting it without the caveat.

(No it isn't)

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Bloedcoins 627 days ago
If why means because there is a real randomness: we have free will. If its just because of current complexlity, we don't have free will.

It also implies that we might life this life over and over forever.

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