Reply To: Determinism

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taryal
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Pathfinder’s construction of Laplace’s Demon is what many would consider “God”. If such a divine deity who knows everything existed then the idea of free will would be objectively false and we would all be predestined. But like cubibobi explained, Quantum Mechanics in a way proves that such a being can’t exist. But of course there is always the thought of “what if ?” Buddha taught us that indulging in such philosophical banter is a waste of time.  So instead of trying to break everything down to fundamental cittas, it would be more beneficial to look at the mind on a higher level. This is why I brought up the idea of sankhara.

In the Accinteyya Sutta, Buddha declared, “There are these four things that one should not conjecture about and would bring anxiety and madness to anyone who speculates. Which four? (i) capabilities of a Buddha, (ii) subject of jhānā, (iii) detailed knowledge of kamma/kamma vipāka, and (iv) origins of the world.”

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