Yeah, the only important implication of our lack of LFW, imo, is the fact that we don't ultimately choose our *intrinsic* traits and values so the state of those ultimately boils down to pure luck. This pulls out the rug for intuitions regarding just deserts and retribution imo.
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When you see someone who you'd normally despise, even for very good reason, it's sobering and profound, imo, to realize that you're merely lucky to not have the requisite prior traits and values, coupled with the right (or wrong) life experiences to have turned out the same way.
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Similarly, when you fuck up and do something wrong, it can be extremely therapeutic to realize that your intrinsic shortcomings are also ultimately luck-based and you can only do so much to mitigate them. All in all, I think these realizations dramatically decrease suffering.
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Yes. I think I was just initially curious as to
@harari_yuval ‘s assertion that a lack of free will undermines liberalism. Though it now seems he has misunderstood liberalism.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
I'm guessing he may have misunderstood (or been referring to a different interpretation of) lfw.
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People have tried to argue this to me before saying that liberalism depends on the individual and individual liberty which depends on free will. It seems to be a thing. I find it tedious and point missy.
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There's a large chunk of a chapter dedicated to the moral relevance of free will in the blank slate that I think makes sense.
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Here is what Pinker says about free will:pic.twitter.com/lf1RJhDRRs
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(I cut out a section between the second and third images that wasn't relevant)
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Conclusion:pic.twitter.com/9RyaB4RyPe
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Interesting! George Eliot argued something like this.
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