To say that I could have done otherwise means that there could be a parallel reality where the unknown causes of my thoughts and actions were slightly different, and therefore produced a different outcome, and yet the ignorance before the outcome felt the same.
That’s not what could-have-done-orherwise is generally intended to mean. It might the closest approximation you can achieve assuming determinism. But that’s an assumption , not a fact.
Map vs territory distinction, essentially. Free will exists on the map, not in the territory.
If you had perfect knowledge of the territory, you would not even need the map. Again, you are treating assumptions as facts .
That’s not what could-have-done-orherwise is generally intended to mean. It might the closest approximation you can achieve assuming determinism. But that’s an assumption , not a fact.
If you had perfect knowledge of the territory, you would not even need the map. Again, you are treating assumptions as facts .