Posts Tagged ‘decision’

This is a hypothetical bet. I perfectly know that there’s no method to test if there is a free will or not. But let’s ignore that fact for a moment.

Do you think there’s a free will? If you had to bet on your opinion, how would your bet look like?

If I was asked to make a bet, I would definitely bet on the existence of a free will, although I can’t be sure whether it exists.

But why is that? Am I some crazy gambler or am I just stupid? Well I’m not sure about those two points but I got some good reasons to bet on the existence of a free will.
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I’m sitting on a comfortable sofa in a far away room. Wealth, happiness and wisdom are sitting next to me. I’m carefully observing these three goals.

Wealth stands up. It steps forward and looks at me. Then it starts talking:

“You’re allowed to choose one of us. But only one of us. You should choose me! I’ll make you powerful and happy. Don’t waste your chance, don’t go for happiness. Don’t choose wisdom either. Wisdom is unnecessary once you’re rich and happy.”
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