As of summer 2008, we have reached out to professors of philosophy around the world
who are active in the free will debates and have modest signs of a consensus that the
Randomness Objection in the
Standard Argument against Free Will is flawed.
Adequate determinism means that randomness in our thoughts about alternative possibilities
does not directly cause our actions.
A random thought can lead to a determined action, for which we can take
full responsibility.
We must admit indeterminism
but not permit it to produce random actions as Determinists mistakenly fear.
We must limit determinism
but not eliminate it as Libertarians mistakenly think necessary.
Removal of the
Randomness Objection, together with widespread acceptance that quantum indeterminism removes the
Determinist Objection, means we are making progress toward intersubjective agreement in the philosophical community that the problem of free will, after more than two millenia, may be soluble.
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