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The Uncertainty of Free Will and Consciousness
2:23:06 - 2:31:31 (08:24)
The existence of free will is still an empirical question, and consciousness is a more established concept than free will. The understanding of both concepts is still limited and requires further research.
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Collaborating and working globally, across boundaries, across borders, across just all the tensions of geopolitics is a beautiful thing.
2:23:06 - 2:25:39 (02:32)
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Collaborating and working globally, across boundaries, across borders, across just all the tensions of geopolitics is a beautiful thing. This transcript talks about the importance of the interaction between different fields with an example of Dimitri's contribution to exploring ideas.
ChapterThe Uncertainty of Free Will and Consciousness
Episode#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The existence of free will is not as certain as the existence of consciousness, and it's still an empirical question whether strong or libertarian free will exists.
2:25:39 - 2:28:03 (02:23)
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The existence of free will is not as certain as the existence of consciousness, and it's still an empirical question whether strong or libertarian free will exists. At the moment, there isn't enough knowledge about the brain to establish its existence.
ChapterThe Uncertainty of Free Will and Consciousness
Episode#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The discussion of free will is more conducive to finding a resolution than that of consciousness due to the difficulty in getting precise terms for the latter.
2:28:03 - 2:31:31 (03:28)
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The discussion of free will is more conducive to finding a resolution than that of consciousness due to the difficulty in getting precise terms for the latter. While it may be impossible to get terms perfectly formalized, free will is potentially more amenable to neuroscience and mechanistic thinking.