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h33t-l4x0r[dead post] ◴[] No.45944346[source]
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yetihehe ◴[] No.45944426[source]
> Also, people are made up of particles that behave deterministically. Agency is an illusion.

I like to slap people talking this to my face. Why? I was predetermined to slap them, the universe was set up that way. But I had only one occasion to really do this. The guy was thinking about this for two days. And when I say about this every proponent of "Agency is an illusion" then has some cop-out about responsibility, because in truth they use "no agency" as an excuse to explain their bad behavior.

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h33t-l4x0r ◴[] No.45944482[source]
Most people will accept a brain tumor as an excuse for bad behavior, but not low blood sugar.

I have successfully convinced people that hungry judges have less agency than full ones, though. (google hungry judge effect if you're curious).

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ozzydave ◴[] No.45944550[source]
The original study was flawed I’m afraid https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41091803
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1. h33t-l4x0r ◴[] No.45944645[source]
Someone always brings that up. I guess you couldn't help it?