Submitted by BernardJOrtcutt t3_ycc1f1 in philosophy
gimboarretino t1_iu8dkkn wrote
Reply to comment by Alert_Loan4286 in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | October 24, 2022 by BernardJOrtcutt
I don't think so.
Let us assume that Reality is indeed deterministic, and that this inevitably and certainly leads to the impeccable logical inference of the non-existence of free will, of choice, of critical thinking etc.
OK, only one thing remains to be asked. Why would logical reasoning be a good method of dealing with the problem?
The only answer can be: because logical reasoning, it's election as a method, its development and its inevitable conclusions -- the full package -- is also, inevitably given and pre-determined.
If reality is deterministic, we are deterministically driven to use logic to prove that reality is deterministic.
And there you are, stuck in a circular reasoning, therefore invalid according to the canons of logic itself.
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