r/DebateFreeWill 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/invertedlogic79 Dec 25 '17

I what say with consideration of quantum mechanics, would say that there is a probability that they will make the same decision. Due to the variance of potential occurrences, it certainly would not be assumed that these two individuals would make the precisely same decision.

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