by jimwalton » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:54 pm
Even if we speculate that is hypothetically the case with free will, it cannot be in real life because it's not the case with reason. If the role of reason in any intellectual discipline is misguided, then our conversation (and all conversations) are ultimately meaningless, science is worthless, and our thoughts are unreliable. If that's the case, then you wouldn't be on this forum trying to have a rational conversation. The fact that you want to have a rational conversation shows that you believe that the role of reason is both meaningful and real, and therefore free will is not an illusion, and my point is the same.