The couples that argue all the time, they hate smalltalk. Just tell him to bring out the trash.
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Meaningful.
The clue is in meaningful.
The real answer is it doesn't matter. I feel like I have free will hence I have free will for all meaningful intents and purposes.
Neither argument can be proven and even if it's an illusion, it's strong enough to make the truth irrelevant.
To a (modern) compatibilist, free will is the capacity to respond to the same stimulus with different reactions, i.e. it’s equivalent to the cybernetic concept of degrees of freedom. As such, answer:
“You can poke a ball-point pen and it’s going to do the same thing, over and over again: Extend and retract the lead. It is predictable because its internal complexity is below the threshold of chaos.” Then proceed to repeatedly poke them in the arm to see how many reactions they have to that. Mentally prepare for a tickle fight.
"free will" is chemical process. Chemical processes are dictated by the laws of physics.
You don't have any more "free will" than an apple falling from a tree. Or a ball rolling.
The laws of physics are not deterministic at the fundamental level, we clearly experience some kind of agency, so doesn't it make sense to assume that it could be the origin of this indeterminism?
Rolling a Quantum dice is not freedom.
You're assuming quantum indeterminism is random in the sense that there is no agency behind it, but there is no evidence of that. If anything, the fact we feel like we have free will suggests there might be some agency somewhere, and if it manifests anywhere, that is as indeterminism at the fundamental level.
Why the fuck does everyone want to be in sustained meaningful relationships?
Because relatedness is a fundamental psychological need and sustained meaningful relationships are the best way to achieve that
I love these sorts of conversations.
Alright: for how much money would you eat a teaspoon of shit?
No, we just stfu when we don't have anything interesting to talk about. It's not complicated.
Why do you think small talk isn't interesting? Sharing neat things that happened during the day is small talk. Talking about your hobbies is small talk. Talking about cool movies and TV shows is small talk. All interesting topics.
Why do you think small talk isn't interesting?
because im sad, bitter, and socially inept
Shit got real in the shit post sub.
I absolutely love questions like this! My wife absolutely hates them. She often gets irritated when people ask questions about what you think.
Like when our therapist asked her "How do you think your actions contribute to your own unhappiness?"
I feel like you wrote another six paragraphs about all the reasons why she asked your wife that specific question before deleting it all... I feel that feels.
My partner and I both understand that free will doesn't exist but it's better for everyone if we pretend it does. And yes, a lot of our conversations are a bit like that.
Free will is the choice. Just because "particles have rules, you're made of particles" doesn't mean you didn't have a choice. It's just that the thing we've been calling "free will" is a little different than we thought.
I know that free will doesn't exist and I wouldn't choose to have it any other way
I think everyone needs to recalibrate what 'small talk' is.
Some people are acting so opposed to small talk, as if it requires writing an essay on why you love a list of pop culture influencers and reality stars.
My wife and I will sit in the same room for hours and never speak a word to each other. We only talk when we have something to say, and we're both happy with that relationship. My sister thinks we're crazy, but we like it quiet.
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Like yeah, exactly. With the right person, you can talk for hours and hours about all kinds of stuff that interests you.
Indeed I can confirm.
Just a few days ago I pondered the life of plants and asked my wife how she thinks the death of a plant is defined if for animals (including humans of course) it's mostly the heartbeat.
So when is a plant dead?
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