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Chaotic systems and strange attractors are 100% deterministic, yet still unpredictable -- that's what makes them so interesting. Really, determinism vs. non-determinism seems to be missing the point. I wouldn't feel like I have any more free will if it turned out all my decisions were based on the outcome of a random die roll, for instance.

Like so many philosophical discussions, it quickly devolves into an argument about definitions. What exactly is "free will"? How would the universe and my experiences in it be different if I had it vs. if I did not? If we're not debating about testable, falsifiable things, then we're just arguing about definitions of words.




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