[FRIAM] Breaking Bad and Free Will

[Jochen Fromm]

> The more one identifies with some (set of) narrative(s), the less free will one has.Interesting. Yes, probably.I believe the question of free will is related to the question if we all experience the world in the same way. This is also a question we have discussed frequently here at FRIAM if I recall correctly. Do we all act in the same way if we are confronted with a situation where we have to make a decision? In general no, but all drug addicts act alike if they are confronted with a situation which involves the stuff they are addicted to. The more addicted they are, the less free will.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/02/the-big-idea-could-you-have-made-different-choices-in-life-J.
-------- Original message --------From: glen <gepropella at gmail.com> Date: 1/26/24  4:19 PM  (GMT+01:00) To: friam at redfish.com Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Breaking Bad and Free Will Absolutely. If we parse out what character or personality means, we might come to the idea that it's a forcing structure comprised of the cumulative consequences of past decisions. If one's "identity" is (and has been) quasi-stable around, say, American Football, then any tiny little choice like "Hey let's go hiking this weekend." ... "No, I'm going to a Super Bowl party." will subtly guide one's trajectory through time and space.The more one identifies with some (set of) narrative(s), the less free will one has.On 1/25/24 13:34, Jochen Fromm wrote:> Could you say that a strong character or personality reduce our free will too, because they restrict our choices and decisions?-- ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ-. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. .FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listservFridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe   /   Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom https://bit.ly/virtualfriamto (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.comFRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/archives:  5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/  1/2003 thru 6/2021  http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/
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