Jordan Peterson Explains Free Will

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"

I have always felt as though reality is not one or the other, but rather a mixture of both determinism and free will. I love how he essentially explained it as "The further out into the future you look, the more free will you see, and the closer things get the more deterministic they become."

When he starts with “the universe is not deterministic, there isn’t any dispute about that”, how am I supposed to take the rest seriously? I see people dispute that claim all the time.

I took this to heart. Woke up, got up and stubbed my bloody toe on the furniture. So much for that theory!!

In the most fundamental extreme it can be best put that we do not posses our minds but it possesses us and we are lead by whatever informs the mind. If therefore we claim to be conscious, that is to be aware and the watcher of our minds, we will be careful enough to plant the right programs that has the better chances of contending with the unmapped territory of the unknown future with courage and security to manifest potentials and possibilities in actuality…this then is participating in moving the society forward and upwards Jacobs ladder. Thank you Jordan Peterson.

Events are naturally probabilistic. We say events are deterministic when its probability to occur is 1. Past events are deterministic events. Future events are probibilistic with its probability ranging from 0 to 1. Some of future events depend on the choice of those who can choose. Humen always choose to make them happy. Choosing what to act now for afterlife is the most important choice in our life. Does afterlife exist? NDE indicate that afterlife does exist. Hence the probability of afterlife experience is not zero. When I applied scientific method what to act now regarding afterlife, it suggests me strongly that I have to choose to act now as if there will be afterlife. I trust scientific method much more then my belief.

Loving your voice in the world. You inspired me (and I'm sure many tens of thousands more, at least) to be a better person in an ethical way and contribute to the world... much love and respect xx

The dude is a precious diamond. Protect him at all costs. Society needs more people like him. I could understand (although i don't agree with) someone that feels absolutely unconcerned about what he has to say. But when people attack him, ever single time, they have dark political objectives under their sleeves.

Yes Doc! We, humans, are visionaries; constantly and yet unaware of it. In this we are "free" but imprisoned by the idea or false notion of predetermined event. 🎯😲🔥🔥🔥🔥💡

Pretty much everything he said can be true, that still doesn't get us to free will. Seems like he's addressing something fundamentally different than what most people define as "the ability to have done otherwise".

As always, you are brilliant Dr. Peterson, but, it is the seeing of you and your bride together that is the real treat for me. Y’all are adorable. Some say adoration ought be reserved for Christ alone. To them I say: Well when a couple, their relationship itself aims at embodying The Logos, how could they NOT be adorable? May God grant you many many many years!!! ✝️☦️✝️

We must believe in free will, we have no choice.

I'm grateful for you doc! You've helped me hone my moral compass on truth. We love you brother. Stay the course!

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor E. Frankl

I havent been able to find it since, but i remember it being explained as two trains on parallel tracks that exactly run parallel forever no matter which way they turn. One track is free will and one track is determinism. In other words you have free will... But it also so happens that you will make the same choices no matter what.

A brilliant exposition of what distinguishes our humanity from everything else .., long live free will!! And more power to you JP!!

Let me join the chorus here... "Free will" is obviously not something you can touch or put under a microscope. It seems more of a state of consciousness where the individual soul inhabits a state of undetermined possibility. The degree to which we are inhabiting it, I believe only God can observe, but it exists. Otherwise the concept of accountability would be meaningless. I believe this is why the example of faith needing not being of comparatively significant material size (mustard seed) is appropriate. The future is to be met with faith enough to move the direction of a part of your soul that seems so small that you can't even "put your finger on it".

What do u see when u wake in your room in the morning? I've honestly seen furniture...... never realised that 'possibility of the day' was right there waiting 4 me to interact with it! That's an eye opener 4 me.

I wake up with the exact same thoughts. My goal for the day and the obstacles. My goal may be preset but I have no power over the obstacles.

You absolutely Chushed it! Best answer Ever!