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Daniel Dennett: Philosophy, Free Will, Thinking Differently

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Skills for Citizenship vs. Specialist Skills

The skills required to be an honest, reliable, trustworthy citizen are far easier to learn than the specialized skills like playing guitar, jump rope, shooting, playing basketball, or mathematics. Most normal human beings already possess the self-control needed for responsibilities like getting a driver's license, signing contracts, and taking care of themselves. Losing this self-control means losing free will. Despite decades of effort, physicalist theories cannot explain specific conscious experiences such as the taste of chocolate, even if illusory, by any materialist means.

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