Causation, Free Will, and Neural Dynamics

This chapter explores the intricate relationship between causation, neural activity, and the concept of free will. It examines how different hierarchical levels within biological systems interact and the implications this has for understanding human behavior and decision-making. The discussion poses challenges to determinism, highlighting the limits of predictability in complex systems while affirming the reality of free will.

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YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbUCEleJhg&t=9315s

In our first ontoprism, we take a look back at FREE WILL across the years at Theories of Everything. If you have suggestions for future ontoprism topics, then comment below.

TIMESTAMPS:

- 00:00:00 Introduction

- 00:02:58 Michael Levin

- 00:08:51 David Wolpert (Part 1)

- 00:13:48 Donald Hoffman, Joscha Bach

- 00:33:10 Stuart Hameroff

- 00:38:47 Claudia Passos

- 00:40:27 Wolfgang Smith

- 00:42:50 Bernardo Kastrup

- 00:45:23 Matt O'Dowd

- 01:19:06 Anand Vaidya

- 01:28:52 Chris Langan, Bernardo Kastrup

- 01:44:27 David Wolpert (Part 2)

- 01:51:37 Scott Aaronson

- 01:59:47 Nicolas Gisin

- 02:16:52 David Wolpert (Part 3)

- 02:32:39 Brian Keating, Lee Cronin

- 02:42:55 Joscha Bach

- 02:46:07 Karl Friston

- 02:49:28 Noam Chomsky (Part 1)

- 02:55:06 John Vervaeke, Joscha Bach

- 03:13:27 Stephen Wolfram

- 03:32:46 Jonathan Blow

- 03:40:08 Noam Chomsky (Part 2)

- 03:49:38 Thomas Campbell

- 03:55:14 John Vervaeke

- 04:02:41 James Robert Brown

- 04:13:42 Anil Seth

- 04:17:37 More ontoprisms coming...

NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.

THANK YOU: To Mike Duffy, of https://dailymystic.org for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.

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