Free will (I mean real free will. “compatabilist” free will is meaningless.) might or might not exist. I think it does but there’s not yet any conclusive evidence either way.
Actually the universe is probably nondeterministic even if free will doesn’t exist, just because of quantum mechanics. A hidden variable theory is a possibility but unless one is ever actually proposed I’ll have to presume that yes, there really is random stuff. “Many worlds” is just ridiculous, and besides, even though it’s deterministic in theory, so what? It doesn’t help us make predictions in real life.
Free will (I mean real free will. “compatabilist” free will is meaningless.) might or might not exist. I think it does but there’s not yet any conclusive evidence either way.
Actually the universe is probably nondeterministic even if free will doesn’t exist, just because of quantum mechanics. A hidden variable theory is a possibility but unless one is ever actually proposed I’ll have to presume that yes, there really is random stuff. “Many worlds” is just ridiculous, and besides, even though it’s deterministic in theory, so what? It doesn’t help us make predictions in real life.