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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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There is no point in trying to escape the simulation; Odds are, we don't exist outside it! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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[–] TIMMAY 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lmao I realized after I posted that that it was gonna open a bit of a philosophical can of worms, and that I would quickly be neck deep. This is a very good point, and I only meant my statement to a certain extent. For the average human's daily life, finding out that free will doesnt exist (to whichever extent you'd like to take an idea like that) wouldnt suddenly change their daily experience, and they would be able to continue to operate under the assumption that they are making meaningful choices with varied outcomes just like usual. They had this impression before the revelation that free will is not real, so their life experiences would not necessarily change after the fact (obviously it COULD change, but wouldnt as a necessity). As for the more nuanced moral implications of such a discovery/revelation, I shouldnt presume to know how that would impact the world.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is a lot of philosophy. Pointless in the day to day. But the arguments and ideas eventually lead somewhere.

I do think the discussions of free will are important because it's a major area that people take for granted. When you ask "what does free will really mean?" you can't just come back from that.