Misguided folks in the mainstream keep looking to quantum mechanics
(QM) to support their belief in freewill. Of course, all that is handled by our
Second and Third Assumptions:
The Second Assumption of Science, causality (All effects have an infinite
number of material causes).
The Third Assumption of Science, uncertainty (It is impossible to
know everything about anything, but it is possible to know more about anything).
Logically, however, both the
freewill and the QM arguments are founded on the assumption of finity. Poke a
freewillist or a QM guy and you will find an infinity denier. It is interesting
to see the evolution of a scientist such as Jerry Coyne, who is steadfastly and
appropriately opposed to freewill, but still favors QM (empty space, 4-D, the
BBT, and all the other fantasies you are supposed to believe to remain employed
in the mainstream). I include the link to his blog on this
topic, not for its clarity, but as an example of the struggles one gets into
when you don’t have all your assumptive ducks in a row:
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