- I think the OP was referring to chaotic systems as effectively random, which they are not
- It certainly forces us to redefine what is the meaning of free will, if we dont accept dualism. Since Libet's experiments there are many others that have shown quite convincingly that our conscious "will" is predetermined from our brain processes even seconds before we are aware of our "will", and what's more that subconscious process can be manipulated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will has some pointers (although i didn't read the whole)
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Quantum effects are not chaotic, they are random.
Does determinism rule out free will? I don't think it does.
- I think the OP was referring to chaotic systems as effectively random, which they are not
- It certainly forces us to redefine what is the meaning of free will, if we dont accept dualism. Since Libet's experiments there are many others that have shown quite convincingly that our conscious "will" is predetermined from our brain processes even seconds before we are aware of our "will", and what's more that subconscious process can be manipulated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will has some pointers (although i didn't read the whole)