Stoica, Ovidiu Cristinel (2008) Convergence and free-will. [Preprint]

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If our mind is just an algorithm running on a flesh hardware, then it seems that there is no place for the free-will. An algorithm decides everything based on deterministic computations, or on random inputs, but neither inevitability nor pure hazard is free choice. Hopefully, some day, Science will be able to understand, monitor and simulate all the mind processes. Even then, it will still be a possibility for the free-will to exist, based on the convergence of the initial data. I propose a crucial experiment to test this hypothesis.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Stoica, Ovidiu Cristinel
Keywords:	Mind, mind-body problem, free will, reductionism, artificial intelligence
Subjects:	General Issues > Thought Experiments Specific Sciences > Psychology Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Science and Religion General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Ovidiu Cristinel Stoica
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2008
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:17
Item ID:	4356
Subjects:	General Issues > Thought Experiments Specific Sciences > Psychology Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Science and Religion General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	November 2008
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4356

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