Free Will, Science, and Religion

This episode is about people believing there is some significant kind of difference between humans and other animals that allows humans to choose with a free will instead of being only "instinct" driven like so many other animals....

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Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and Mitch talk about the best way to communicate the message that we don't have a free will and exactly how it applies to society as a whole. If people apply this knowledge and build a world based on this truth, there will generally be less confusion, blame, and violen....

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Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and Mitch talk about the belief in randomness or acasuality. Some people think that acausal randomness allows for a free will. It doesn't because no person can be the cause of an uncaused event nor control when or where it would happen....

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The truth is that no one can be credited or blamed for their choices since they are the effect of causes prior to the existence of the person. However, we may not always succeed in applying this equally to our neighbors as we do ourselves....

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Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about the major difference between political freedom(such as freedom of speech or freedom of religion) and free will(free from causality and acausality). Political freedom means that you can speak an opinion or follow a religion without being punished....

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We are talking with Roni again. She believes in free will and we are trying to explain causality to her. However she does not think causality is in conflict with free will. Maybe she means something different by free will than we do....

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We have a new guest who loves to talk about all kinds of topics. For her there seems to be both negative and positive types of blame. We will continue talking with her about the topics of choice, responsibility, and blame....

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Knowing that we don't have a free will doesn't fix everything. Bad things still happen and they don't always work out for the better. However, at least we don't need to blame ourselves or others for the outcome....

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A lot of people are made to feel guilty just for having certain thoughts. Our thoughts can reveal a lot about our past and may actually be a useful tool. If we can recognize where our thoughts are coming from, we may be able to identify where the problem is that leads to bad thoughts....

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Even those who believe in free will may still be able to understand that sexual orientation is not something the individual chooses. If more people understood this, then they would stop blaming others for being gay....

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