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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·6 hours agoDoes a poor person have the same free will as a rich person? Does a rat trapped in a maze have free will? Does a veal calf have free will?
minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours agoFreedom no, that’s not a binary state. Free will? Yes. They have the capacity to react to their environment. The veal cow’s sadness and suffering are evidence of the free will to react.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoSadness and suffering aren’t choices, so where does will come in?
Does a poor person have the same free will as a rich person?
Does a rat trapped in a maze have free will?
Does a veal calf have free will?
Freedom no, that’s not a binary state.
Free will? Yes. They have the capacity to react to their environment. The veal cow’s sadness and suffering are evidence of the free will to react.
Sadness and suffering aren’t choices, so where does will come in?