Here is the proof.
Here are very simple 3 steps, easy to comprehend. Once understood, you have solved one of the biggest puzzles of your life.
(1) Just think about any moment in time.
At that particular moment, it is 'present'.
This 'present' is already here. You can't change it now. Hence 'present' is UNCHANGEABLE.
(2) Before moving to next moment, consider another factor 'Laws of Nature'.
Sequence of events in this universe always follow 'Laws of nature' (agreed that not fully known to us, but no doubt these laws must be UNCHANGEABLE). Progression of universe to next moment in timeline must follow these laws.
(3) Ok, here are we.
Next moment is result of status of universe in last moment ('present') and rules to calculate next moment ('Laws of Nature') under which time will progress to next moment.Now very easy to understand. First moment called 'present' in (1) is UNCHANGEABLE. 'Laws of nature' in (2) are UNCHANGEABLE. Hence next moment i.e. result of this equation in (3) must be UNCHANGEABLE. No doubt there is only one possible outcome to happen in this next moment.
This scenario is true for any given 2 moments in time. Yes, your fate is sealed. Nothing is random or choice or free will.
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You can also think about the past. There is no evidence that says choices happen. I'll explain. If a person has an apple and a set of keys in front of them and the person 'decides' to take the keys, there is no evidence that the person could have ever taken the apple because it never happened. We like to state (as fact) that events "could've" happened but there has never been any evidence of "could've" because it has never happened. Free will is a blind faith believe because of this.
Sequence of events in this universe always follow 'Laws of nature' (agreed that not fully known to us, but no doubt these laws must be UNCHANGEABLE)
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How do you know what "always follows" or what is "unchangeable" when you readily admit that you have incomplete knowledge? These "laws" might be immutable, but what do they govern? If you can't "fully" define them you can't define them, nor profess to understand their properties. Your argument proves certain only ignorance.
seeing as we do not understand laws of nature of how it works we must disregard that information because it has no base of knowledge to stand on
this is a huge hole in your theory
This is no genuine proof. There is no evidence that these laws of nature forbid free will or chance. While it is hypothetically possible, it isn't at all proven.
Your definition of 'law of nature' is very vague... Humanity can work counter to the natural balance so you can't necessarily say we are under those laws fully (we a likely restricted somewhat by them however)... But then again, I fancy myself as more of a compatablist, hence my reasoning
A law of nature, which we all agree may exist though has yet to be discovered, indeed does make free-will possible and compatible with determinism.
great post, but i guess its to EASY and RATIONAL to understand for some.
Just to play the devil's advocate, your "proof" uses the same method as the arrow paradox:
1. At any given instant in time, an arrow in flight is not moving. It is neither moving to the position that it is currently in, nor is it moving to the position that it will be in during the next instant.
2. Time is entirely composed of instants, and all instants follow the same laws of nature.
3. At the next instant in time there is also no motion.
Therefore, there is no motion in the universe, since there is no motion at any given instant in time, and time is entirely composed of instants in which there are no motion.
But this is clearly a paradox since I am moving my fingers to type this comment.
This is not to say that I disagree with determinism (on the contrary, I tend to agree with it). However, determinism is a philosophical theory, it cannot be proved at our current level of technology (I would argue, in fact, that it can never be proved).
That's a good explanation. Also, it implies that choice and self are illusions and probably why people will refute determinism. Experiments were carried out which proved electrical activity in the brain occurring fractions of a second before a person thought they had made a decision to act. Ego, self, choice, free will are all illusions created by your brain. It's a bit depressing but true nevertheless.
Consider the argument "I could've chosen differently." Of course we know that can't be proven, but there is another thought to further underline the absurdity of that statement. Consider what makes "I". What am I? I am my thoughts and my body, no? The mechanisms behind the formation of those is quite irrelevant here. Anyway, had I "chosen differently" in a given situation where the state of the system was identical to the alternative choice, would I have been "I"? I don't think so. You can think about it like this: If you had made different choices on every situation for the last 10 years where you allegedly had a "freedom of choice", just think how different a person you would be. You wouldn't even recognise yourself.
The point is: if we had free will, we would still shape as only one kind of person (in this reality at least), whose life has also been linear. That is one state following another throughout a lifetime. If that linear path would have been any different, you would be a different person. Free will is just a weird concept made by men. Nothing to do with reality per se.
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