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S110E5: Do You Really Have Freewill To Go And Do Whatever You Want? - Trevor Gear On Freewill
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This is the Season 109 of The Alien Spaceship with dRem TGI (Emmy Hikins) and Trevor Gear on Deepstuff TV and Deepstuff Radio of Deepstuff records. All Episodes conducted by Legendary Singer-Songwriter and Musician Trevor Gear and TV and Radio presenter Emmy Hikins (dRem TGI) and also a Singer-Songwriter and a music producer of Deepstuff records LTD.
Joined by System Analyst Jerome John
This is a Comedy Talkshow and a Podcast
In this season:
Paradoxes and Free Will Paradoxes Discussion
Trevor introduced the liar's paradox: "Everything I say is a lie" 32. He explained that if this statement is true, it contradicts itself (because the statement itself would be a lie). If false, it also contradicts the statement 3334. The paradox demonstrates statements that are simultaneously true if false, and false if true 34. Trevor then presented the crocodile paradox: A crocodile grabs a boy and tells the mother it will return the child if she correctly predicts whether the crocodile will keep or return him 34. When the mother says "You'll keep the boy," the crocodile faces an impossible dilemma—if he keeps the boy, the mother was right so he should return him; if he returns the boy, the mother was wrong so he should have kept him 35. Other paradoxical statements discussed included "The word impossible is not in my vocabulary" (which uses the word it claims doesn't exist) and "The only rule is that there are no rules" (a rule declaring no rules exist) 36.
Truth and "My Truth"
When asked what people mean by "my truth," Emmy interpreted it as "this is what I believe" or "this is my take on it" 3637. Jerome described it as **"saying your side of the story"**—recognizing that multiple people involved in an incident each have their own perspective 3738. Trevor agreed, noting that "my truth" recognizes how all humans live in their own minds—the world exists only from our individual perspectives because everything we perceive is filtered through our consciousness 3839. This can be therapeutic and acknowledge vulnerability in how we see the world 39.
Free Will Debate
Emmy initially argued humans do have free will, though it's limited by the laws of nature like gravity 3940. He clarified he meant free will to do "whatever we want to do without a second thought," including involuntary actions 4041. Jerome countered that free will is limited because you must consider laws of the land—rights like free speech are constrained by libel, slander, and sedition laws 4142. He concluded we have rights to live and breathe, but free will is restricted 42. Trevor argued that practical free will is severely limited by factors including childhood environment, upbringing, family influences, and developmental forces 43. He challenged whether anyone is truly "capable of anything" good or bad, noting most people would never commit crimes like mugging, stealing, or murder—suggesting they lack practical free will to do such things even if theoretically possible 434445. Exceptions to Limited Free Will Trevor identified two exceptions where people might act outside their normal constraints:
Joined by System Analyst Jerome John
This is a Comedy Talkshow and a Podcast
In this season:
Paradoxes and Free Will Paradoxes Discussion
Trevor introduced the liar's paradox: "Everything I say is a lie" 32. He explained that if this statement is true, it contradicts itself (because the statement itself would be a lie). If false, it also contradicts the statement 3334. The paradox demonstrates statements that are simultaneously true if false, and false if true 34. Trevor then presented the crocodile paradox: A crocodile grabs a boy and tells the mother it will return the child if she correctly predicts whether the crocodile will keep or return him 34. When the mother says "You'll keep the boy," the crocodile faces an impossible dilemma—if he keeps the boy, the mother was right so he should return him; if he returns the boy, the mother was wrong so he should have kept him 35. Other paradoxical statements discussed included "The word impossible is not in my vocabulary" (which uses the word it claims doesn't exist) and "The only rule is that there are no rules" (a rule declaring no rules exist) 36.
Truth and "My Truth"
When asked what people mean by "my truth," Emmy interpreted it as "this is what I believe" or "this is my take on it" 3637. Jerome described it as **"saying your side of the story"**—recognizing that multiple people involved in an incident each have their own perspective 3738. Trevor agreed, noting that "my truth" recognizes how all humans live in their own minds—the world exists only from our individual perspectives because everything we perceive is filtered through our consciousness 3839. This can be therapeutic and acknowledge vulnerability in how we see the world 39.
Free Will Debate
Emmy initially argued humans do have free will, though it's limited by the laws of nature like gravity 3940. He clarified he meant free will to do "whatever we want to do without a second thought," including involuntary actions 4041. Jerome countered that free will is limited because you must consider laws of the land—rights like free speech are constrained by libel, slander, and sedition laws 4142. He concluded we have rights to live and breathe, but free will is restricted 42. Trevor argued that practical free will is severely limited by factors including childhood environment, upbringing, family influences, and developmental forces 43. He challenged whether anyone is truly "capable of anything" good or bad, noting most people would never commit crimes like mugging, stealing, or murder—suggesting they lack practical free will to do such things even if theoretically possible 434445. Exceptions to Limited Free Will Trevor identified two exceptions where people might act outside their normal constraints:
- Desperation: Parents unable to feed children might steal food with justification 46
- Mental incapacitation: Alcohol or drugs enable behavior people would never do sober, such as drunk driving or airplane incidents 474849