You don't have free will, but don't worry.
Sabine Hossenfelder
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As simple as possible, but not any simpler! Science and technology updates and summaries. No hype, no spin, no tip-toeing around inconvenient truths. Currently 5 videos a week (Tue-Wed-Thu and Sat-Sun). Early access for channel members. Sabine Hossenfelder has a PhD in physics. She is author of the books "Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray" (Basic Books, 2018) and "Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions" (Viking, 2022). Views are my own and do not represent any institution. Represented by Media Mobilize.
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In this video I explain why free will is incompatible with the currently known laws of nature and why the idea makes no sense anyway. However, you don't need free will to act responsibly and to live a happy life, and I will tell you why. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sabine The reference I mentioned is here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5239816/ #physics #science #philosophy 0:00 Intro and Content Summary 0:30 Free will as the possibility to select a future 1:21 Free will is incompatible with the laws of nature 3:02 Chaos and quantum mechanics make no difference 3:50 Free will is nonsense 4:28 Other definitions of free will 6:32 What is really going on 6:58 Reacting to a prediction is not free will 8:00 Free will is unnecessary for moral behavior 9:30 How to live without free will
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