Free will is another word for ignorance

…or, why I slightly disagree with Eliezer Yudkowsky.
E.Y. says that “free will” has no sensible referent in the range between determinism and dice-rolling randomness. I’d add that appealing to “souls” only bumps the question up one recursion. Fair enough. However, in pondering the question, I think I have found a useful referent for “free will”.
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I’ve come a long way, baby

It has been a few months since I posted here, and surprisingly much water has gone under the bridge. For most of my enlightenment, I owe Eliezer Yudkowsky, who is much smarter than me and something of a hero. (He’s also an autodidact. I will catch up to you!)
The two largest changes: I have come [...]

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