Free Will - 1
As is known, determinism leaves no room for free will since, in a completely deterministic world, only one outcome is possible. However, some reckon, including myself, that free will can emerge from the nature of the quantum world. Yet, trying to explain free will by probabilistic outcomes of wave function collapse may not be the solution if only because these outcomes are always random, and we can't control or influence them. In the long term, we can't claim responsibility for our actions in either case: whether our decisions are completely predetermined or a matter of random quantum chance.
Instead, let's remember that wave functions exist in the realm of Possible* -- you already know which interpretations of quantum mechanics I adhere to** -- which means that their present state is not determined by the past. Possibles exist in the future and from there, affect the present -- this is what I mean by the oppositely directed arrow of time in this blog.*** As I read in one forum, 'We humans live embedded in the constraints of space and time, but wave functions don't.'
When you are in a state like a wave function (unentangled or, in other words, independent), you're free from your past (your karma) and guided by your intuition (an anticipation of the future), which tells you what you should do in the long run to maintain this state of mind. There's nothing mystical about it; it's simply a natural result of being independent -- what I call Zen intuition.****
Then the choice you face is always a binary one: whether to remain independent and enjoy the benefits of being like a wave function, such as continuing to be able to make a choice, or to merge with something and become part of it.
To make it clear, if, for example, you start to ponder what is the best thing to trade your independence for, then it's no longer a matter of free will since you've already made your choice. Free will is relevant to those who are unentangled, and from their perspective, the choice is always between merging and not merging. The only exception might be if you are entangled and decide to break those bonds.
On top of that, some physicists believe that entanglement could be the reason for the existence of the arrow of time. What, then, does it mean to be unentangled? In any case, in this state, you're absolutely free and independent to such an extent that you're on your own.
To be continued.
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*A Hypothesis: Res Potentia and Res Extensa Linked By Merriment
https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2011/01/03/132607500/an-hypothesis-res-potentia-and-res-extensa-linked-by-measurement
*Is The Possible Ontologically Real?
https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2012/01/09/144899020/is-the-possible-ontologically-real
** The Walking Zen - Zen without a Teacher: ZEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF QUANTUM MECHANICS - 1
https://0zen1.blogspot.com/2024/06/zen-from-perspective-of-quantum.html
*** https://0zen1.blogspot.com/search/label/time
**** The Walking Zen - Zen without a Teacher: intuition
https://0zen1.blogspot.com/search/label/intuition
To be continued
