I think @SamHarrisOrg thinks that most people believe in the illusion of free will because they believe in the illusion of the self.Correct?
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@SamHarrisOrg@iameinstein As Very Bad Wizards pointed out, where is the evidence that most people believe in the illusion of self? -
It's found in the existence of certain policies and institutions in cultures of some democratic societies
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@SamHarrisOrg@iameinstein But a self can exist without free will,isn't it? -
@akshaypamnani05 Sam wrote a book on the subject & gave talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FanhvXO9Pk …@SamHarrisOrg@iameinstein -
@brigadam@SamHarrisOrg@iameinstein I know,I know his position well -
@akshaypamnani05 Sorry then, but I'm not sure how you can ask the question you did if you do understand his position. -
@brigadam The self which is totally random and mysterious can exist -
@akshaypamnani05 Again, that's not Sam's position. -
@brigadam I am not a dualist,but I think a soul can exist, and Sam says the same in the talk,free will won't be even possible then -
@akshaypamnani05 Sam doesn't think souls exist & finding the Higgs boson kinda put the nail in the coffin. Here's physicist Sean Carroll - 2 more replies
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