27 Jun 2022 11:07 am
Vegas » 27 Jun 2022, 9:50 am » wrote: ↑ As usual, your post are well thought out. Very nice.
1) But evidence is in the perspective of our lens. Are ants (or any insects) aware that there is more land than the one they occupy? Are they aware of different species in China? They are only aware of the evidence from the lens of being an ant. Likewise, we are only aware of any species from the human lens. Can we prove that we are all not in some larger container possessed by a higher species? Ants think the world is contained in what is around them.
2) This is what leads to my thought experiment. Our DNA programs each of us. It dictates our behavior and thoughts. We don't dictate our DNA, it was programmed in us. Therefore, how much free will do we really have if we were born with a priori programmed system?
3) I see no reason why a creator could not be created by others. We are creating AI bots, that in of itself proves, it to be possible.
DNA does not “program “ us. DNA is simply genetic markers that determine physical traits. DNA does influence behavior, as does environment so I agree with your point about free will, it’s an illusion