
#55 Robert Sapolsky - Free Will Doesn't Exist. Now What?
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*** Motivating Ethical and Helpful Behavior without free will belief?**
Constraining behavior to protect society from harm is possible without ethical attribution. However, motivating individuals to make selfless choices or work hard without free will belief is complex. It is challenging to engineer society to separate motivation from attribution and promote gratitude for unearned gifts. This raises difficulties in motivating individuals to work hard or make selfless choices without relying on the concept of free will, posing a tough challenge with little easy solutions.
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