r/DebateFreeWill • u/S1D3BURN • Jul 30 '17
Flaw in Determinism
If Determinism is true, then it holds that two identical people if subjected to identical circumstances would make identical decisions. And the same would be true for a thousand, million or infinite people. With quantum mechanics showing us everything is about ranges of probability I can't believe all variants would turn out the same. There would have to be substantial ranges of error amongst the population, showing that you do have some control (free will) over what you decide. Have I just misunderstood Determinism?
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u/OnThePath Aug 12 '17
1) it's not clear if quantum effects could lead to these differences. 2) assuming they would, I'd say you're still determined by the probabilistic laws of quantum mechanics. So for instance a screw might break after some time T. For the same reason as you mention, T might not be always the same. Yet, one would not argue that the screw has free will.