People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

What's life like when you don't believe in free will?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson

March 12, 2024 Zachary Elwood Episode 136
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
What's life like when you don't believe in free will?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson
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A talk with Daniel Whiteson, a professor of physics and astronomy, about free will, with a focus on what the effects in one's life are when one doesn't believe in free will. Topics discussed: Our thoughts on why we think free will is unlikely to exist; psychological and emotional aspects of living without a belief in free will; the anxiety and even anger that some people can have about the idea that we lack free will; the idea that a lack of belief in free will can be part of a spiritual, positive way of experiencing the world; and more. 

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(Cont.) What's life like when you don't believe in free will?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson
(Cont.) What's life like when you don't believe in free will?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson