What would have changed in the case of the replay though?
For something to change it either needs randomness (which itself is not "free will") or an agent independent of his material status.
Not just independent from his body etc mind you: but also independent from his neurons, neural connections, memories stored in the brain's substrate etc.
Else, if all those are the same, shouldn't the decision be two?
I've heard two alternative solutions to this questions:
One from Penrose, who implies that quantum mechanic mechanisms in the brain (microtubules) bring randomness and casual independence into it (but it doesn't strike me as satisfactory, because randomness it not free will, and besides the theory has had some hard criticism).
The second is the classic idea of soul -- which is independent from the body and can make decisions outside of the constraints of its physical status (e.g. if it was "replayed" as you say, it could have made another decision).
This is not very satisfactory to me either, not because it assumes a metaphysical soul (I'm willing to accept that), but because it assumes one's self (his "soul") is independent from his past, and given the same exact past experiences it can come to two different conclusions (when "replayed" etc).
But if we aren't our past, and the way our memories and brain matter is wired, what are why? Who would that soul connect to my inner being, if it's independent of my past?
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What would have changed in the case of the replay though?
For something to change it either needs randomness (which itself is not "free will") or an agent independent of his material status.
Not just independent from his body etc mind you: but also independent from his neurons, neural connections, memories stored in the brain's substrate etc.
Else, if all those are the same, shouldn't the decision be two?
I've heard two alternative solutions to this questions:
One from Penrose, who implies that quantum mechanic mechanisms in the brain (microtubules) bring randomness and casual independence into it (but it doesn't strike me as satisfactory, because randomness it not free will, and besides the theory has had some hard criticism).
The second is the classic idea of soul -- which is independent from the body and can make decisions outside of the constraints of its physical status (e.g. if it was "replayed" as you say, it could have made another decision).
This is not very satisfactory to me either, not because it assumes a metaphysical soul (I'm willing to accept that), but because it assumes one's self (his "soul") is independent from his past, and given the same exact past experiences it can come to two different conclusions (when "replayed" etc).
But if we aren't our past, and the way our memories and brain matter is wired, what are why? Who would that soul connect to my inner being, if it's independent of my past?