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Is there free will? (youtu.be)
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[–] aarch0x40@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

There are several fields of study dedicated to that if.  And a galactic supercomputer dedicated to finding the question.

[–] Nilay@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

​Exactly. If the laws of physics are absolute, then the brain—which is made of atoms—must follow those laws. Every choice is just a chemical reaction following a set path. The fact that we don't have a computer 'big' enough to calculate it doesn't mean the equation doesn't exist.