First let me get out the way what I mean by predetermined. I do not mean predetermined in the sense that we as humans could ever predict our future with perfect accuracy. I mean that I believe the entire universe and every action that takes place is the function of an initial electromagnetic reaction (the Big Bang), and that we as humans are going to take a potentially predictable course through life. This is not to say that independent thought and the creation of new ideas are not part of this predetermined course, these are the things that I believe result from each of our lives being uniquely predetermined.
Going to school.
Waking up.
Eating a certain food.
Deciding to go somewhere.
Deciding to do something.
Every action that we take each day is controlled by one or more of these factors: our current cognition (neural network), another person or animal's cognition (neural network), or entropy in nature. Neural networks exist because of entropy in nature, so we can say that all actions are the result of entropy.
Now you might think, how can you say life is predetermined if entropy itself is the controlling factor? I would argue that entropy is predetermined, as it is a function of electromagnetic interactions that have the potential to be predictably anticipated.
In order to explain what I mean, I'll use a "bottom up" example, rather than a top down explanation from the beginning of the universe.
One is walking in a park, they see someone that they know and wave to them as they walk by. As they wave, their hand is blown by the wind and without intention is cut by a tree branch beside them.
"One is walking in a park" - the simple fact that they decided to go to a park is a result of their current cognitive state. They may have been exposed to parks as a child, which created neural connections between the idea of 'park' and of 'happiness' or 'enjoyment'. These are connections created by the entropy of nature (the park itself) and by specific sensory experiences previously had in the park. These experiences being the result of their previous cognitive state, or the influence of another cognition, which both have their roots in the entropy of nature.
Now I realize that there are many reasons for being in park that may extend well beyond a simple "want" to go to a park, but if you break down these sometimes complicated reasons, they will always originate with base components of external cognitive influence by other cognitions or by nature.
Now, you may argue, what if their reason for going to the park was entirely influenced by another person, another cognitive neural network? Well in that case, it is necessary to explore the origin for that person's cognitive state concerning parks, which will always lead you back to a reason rooted in the entropy of nature. In this sense, the origin of all cognitive networks is the entropy of nature. All cognitive networks are different because of different neural connections made at different times; connections between different sensory experiences, or the concrete "nodes" of neural networks.
I'll get into the implications of the rest of the example and how this all relates to predetermination at a later time, but right now it's 1am and I'll leave this much open to commentary. I haven't really fleshed out my ideas, but I'd like to respond to some refutation before continuing.
Going to school.
Waking up.
Eating a certain food.
Deciding to go somewhere.
Deciding to do something.
Every action that we take each day is controlled by one or more of these factors: our current cognition (neural network), another person or animal's cognition (neural network), or entropy in nature. Neural networks exist because of entropy in nature, so we can say that all actions are the result of entropy.
Now you might think, how can you say life is predetermined if entropy itself is the controlling factor? I would argue that entropy is predetermined, as it is a function of electromagnetic interactions that have the potential to be predictably anticipated.
In order to explain what I mean, I'll use a "bottom up" example, rather than a top down explanation from the beginning of the universe.
One is walking in a park, they see someone that they know and wave to them as they walk by. As they wave, their hand is blown by the wind and without intention is cut by a tree branch beside them.
"One is walking in a park" - the simple fact that they decided to go to a park is a result of their current cognitive state. They may have been exposed to parks as a child, which created neural connections between the idea of 'park' and of 'happiness' or 'enjoyment'. These are connections created by the entropy of nature (the park itself) and by specific sensory experiences previously had in the park. These experiences being the result of their previous cognitive state, or the influence of another cognition, which both have their roots in the entropy of nature.
Now I realize that there are many reasons for being in park that may extend well beyond a simple "want" to go to a park, but if you break down these sometimes complicated reasons, they will always originate with base components of external cognitive influence by other cognitions or by nature.
Now, you may argue, what if their reason for going to the park was entirely influenced by another person, another cognitive neural network? Well in that case, it is necessary to explore the origin for that person's cognitive state concerning parks, which will always lead you back to a reason rooted in the entropy of nature. In this sense, the origin of all cognitive networks is the entropy of nature. All cognitive networks are different because of different neural connections made at different times; connections between different sensory experiences, or the concrete "nodes" of neural networks.
I'll get into the implications of the rest of the example and how this all relates to predetermination at a later time, but right now it's 1am and I'll leave this much open to commentary. I haven't really fleshed out my ideas, but I'd like to respond to some refutation before continuing.
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