Re: Incompleteness vs. Mechanical Reasoning

"R. Srinivasan" <sradhakr@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Consider a proposition P about a future contingency that is based on
the decision taken by a human being X. A human being has free will
if and only if that proposiiton is fundamentally undecidable right
now, in the sense that we human beings (including X) cannot ever
hope to have a theory (right now) that correctly decides P.

So if X acts on every choice by flipping a (metaphysical) coin, then X
is free. Great! What a comfort that must be for X!

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Jesse F. Hughes
Mama: Do you need help?
Sir Quincy: Nay, I'm a big knight. Knights don't need help with
pee-pee.
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