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Why is it the *biggest elephant in the room?
*Elephant in the room is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss. It is based on the idea that an elephant in a room would be impossible to overlook; thus, people in the room who pretend the elephant is not there have chosen to avoid dealing with the looming big issue.
Four Words To Change The Course Of Human History at any Political or Presidential or any Television Debate Show
“Is There Free Will?”
Yep. That simple. Just 4 Words.
“A BELIEF IN FREE WILL touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of remorse or personal achievement—without first imagining that every person is the true source of his or her thoughts and actions. And yet the facts tell us that free will is an illusion.” – Sam Harris
Based on the many books I have written (see books) and Sam Harris’ book called “Free Will” published in 2012, and may other books, articles, and videos all claiming free will is an illusion (google it and see YouTube), this topic is now finally starting to hit the mainstream. Well, not quite the mainstream but hopefully that will change as soon as someone in the media picks up on this website and movement.
Could there be a coming culture war on whether or not human beings possess this magical thing called “free will.” I think so. When? Well, that depends on whether or not the mainstream media will finally take their collective heads out of the sand and actually address this extremely important and growing viral debate. The 4 word free will question is undeniably the biggest elephant in the room when it comes to political debates as there is still not a moderator or media outlet bold enough or progressive enough to ask such taboo words.
Why is this “is there free will?” question never uttered in public by the media?
In general, this old adage —
“Never expect someone to understand something whose salary depends on them not understanding it” always seems to ring true.
Let’s keep this simple:
Question: “Is there free will?”
Answer: No
This hotly debated topic (which will garner tremendous ratings by the way and is G-rated) used to be hiding in philosophy class and academic circles (but no longer), as it is now gaining daily momentum into the mainstream. If in fact free will is an illusion as many now claim it to be, the implications of this bombshell discovery will shatter how people go about their lives and will be talked about everywhere all time for there is no more important topic as it touches everything we do as human beings.
Thinkers have long recognized that free will – free choice, the ability to have done otherwise – is an illusion. As Darwin put it, “the general delusion about free will [is] obvious”, or as Freud put it: “I am sorry to say I disagree with you categorically over this”. Einstein stated that, “I do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense. Everyone acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity”.
Not only does the non-existence of free will reduce to the evidence of neurobiology, but also reduces to a fundamental issue within logic. If we do in fact live in a deterministic universe, a universe of cause and effect, then we act as we do because of the biology we inherit and the environment we are raised within. Our character, our choices, would be the direct result of the pure luck of that biology and upbringing, and there would be no freedom of choice, no ability to have done otherwise. But even were we subject to indeterministic effects (aka the quantum world of uncaused actions), there would also be no freedom of choice, because indeterminism means that our thoughts and actions would be of a perfectly random nature and would also be emerging from outside of our conscious choice or control.
An idea and public debate topic whose time has come AND HAS ARRIVED!
Free Will skepticism is never uttered at our presidential debates because it seems to be so anti-freedom, so anti-American, and so politically incorrect. But at what cost? If we (USA) are the world leaders (or want to be in almost everything else), why can’t the good old US of A be the leader in philosophical thought and intellectualism? We owe it to ourselves as a nation and more importantly as a species to get this right once and for all. Why shouldn’t this question “do you believe in free will?” or more simply put “Is there free will?” be asked at our debates.
Free will is false. Free will does not exist. Free will is an illusion.
Why is there no media outlet reporting on this current affairs topic?