Hard determinism is trending again: if brains follow physics and AI can predict behavior, then “choice” must be an illusion. In The Illusion of Fatalism, I argue that this is a category error. Even in a fully lawful universe, the long-term future of complex agents is not practically predictable—because chaos and the physical cost of computation create an Unpredictability Horizon. The result: agency is not magic, but a real, measurable process—better understood as a spectrum of Agency Depth, where your internal deliberation becomes the most relevant cause shaping outcomes.
From Djeff Bee / Meaningfulness Media Group.
https://Meaningfulness.com.au
Full article: https://djeffbee.substack.com/p/the-algorithm-cant-predict-this-why
#Philosophy #FreeWill #Determinism #Fatalism #Agency
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18455937]
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