Those linguistic norms and the way we think can’t be dismissed so easily though. There’s a reason words like responsibility and choice have the meanings they do, and why we think in terms of them. From a deterministic perspective, why do we use words like that and think like that if it’s fundamentally incorrect to do so?
I’m not a linguist (or any other kind of professional for that matter), but it seems logical to me that a species with a strong illusion of free will would, over thousands of years, develop languages influenced by the assumption that free will is a fact.
Also I’m no saying anything is fundamentally incorrect, or that I’m correct, just stating and clarifying my point of view, while trying to learn more about the views of others.
Those linguistic norms and the way we think can’t be dismissed so easily though. There’s a reason words like responsibility and choice have the meanings they do, and why we think in terms of them. From a deterministic perspective, why do we use words like that and think like that if it’s fundamentally incorrect to do so?
I’m not a linguist (or any other kind of professional for that matter), but it seems logical to me that a species with a strong illusion of free will would, over thousands of years, develop languages influenced by the assumption that free will is a fact.
Also I’m no saying anything is fundamentally incorrect, or that I’m correct, just stating and clarifying my point of view, while trying to learn more about the views of others.