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by derefr 4271 days ago
No, the concept of what free will is is actually exactly what the series of linked posts is meant to address. Read the first, http://lesswrong.com/lw/no/how_an_algorithm_feels_from_insid..., in particular. "Free will" is a term with the same properties as "sound."
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If I understand that analogy then it's basically saying that "free will" is an excessively vague term that evaporates entirely when you describe what you're thinking of more specifically. Which is basically what I'm saying: I don't think it's a coherent concept by itself, and I don't know what people mean when the use the phrase.