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This post is part of the Solution to "Free Will". Followup to: Timeless Control, Possibility and Could-ness …
x The Ultimate Source — LessWrong Cognitive Reduction Philosophy Frontpage 81 The Ultimate Source by Eliezer Yudkowsky 15th Jun 2008 9 min read 80 81 This post is part of the Solution to "Free Will" . Followup to : Timeless Control , Possibility and Could-ness Faced with a burning orphanage, you ponder your next action for long agonizing moments, uncertain of what you will do. Finally, the thought of a burning child overcomes your fear of fire, and you run into the building and haul out a toddler. There's a strain of philosophy which says that this scenario is not sufficient for what they call
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