I’m not talking about the brain. I’m talking about an object which is put into a superposition of two places. Say it’s a speck of dust that you put into two locations at once. Now, in a small fraction of a second, it will become one or the other. Which does it become? Well, that’s a choice. Is it a choice made by the universe? Does the speck of dust make this choice? Maybe it’s a free choice. I have no idea.
Roger Penrose
The question is indeed difficult. In addition, one should try to separate the concepts of “predetermined”, “random” and “arbitrary choice”.
If everything is completely defined, then there is nothing to even talk about. Everything was predetermined at the moment of the big bang, and maybe even before it. Everything around is predetermined. Your affairs are predetermined. Even your every thought is predetermined. And the future of all things is also predetermined. There is no freedom of choice here at all. And in my opinion, such a model is suitable if the time of existence of the universe is limited. And when everything is cyclical. The universe arose, exists and disappears. At the moment of the birth of the universe, there may be some randomnicity. Although these may be higher order predestinations. Or there may not be any coincidences. The predeterminations in the new universe will flow from the predeterminations of the previous one.
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When writing another article, I decided to highlight one short but important thought in a separate article. I will refer to this post frequently.
According to my current views. The universe is a unique calculator. A calculator with strict, unchanging laws. These laws can be called a computation program, but everything is much more complicated.
I note right away that I am not a supporter of the idea that our universe is an emulation. In my opinion, these ideas arise due to misinterpretation of the laws of the universe.
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