(basically because determinism works at the level of basic physics, and morality / your perception of having free will operates about a gazillion levels of abstraction higher, such that applying the model “deterministic” to your own behavior is kind of like saying that no person is more than 7 years old because that’s the point where all the cells in their body get replaced).
Makes sense… this line of reasoning is part of why it feels like an open question for me.
On the other side – I feel like if, at root, I’m the composite of deterministic systems, then the concept of being morally obligated to do things loses force. (An example of how this sort of thing could inform views about morality.)
Makes sense… this line of reasoning is part of why it feels like an open question for me.
On the other side – I feel like if, at root, I’m the composite of deterministic systems, then the concept of being morally obligated to do things loses force. (An example of how this sort of thing could inform views about morality.)