
#318 - Physics & Philosophy
Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content
Power of Thoughts
The truth of a statement like 'if I'd let go of it, it would have fallen' is determined by physical laws, not by some ghostly force./nPossibilities do not have a direct impact on actuality; they don't exist in a full-fledged sense./nThe laws of nature are responsible for pushing things around, but it's unclear how they exert influence./nDefining possibilities in terms of underlying laws poses challenges in terms of evaluating their influence.
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