Free Will Revisited
Michael Abramson
March 30, 2014
This is a follow-up discussion of Free Will, which was the topic of Daniel B. Miller’s Dec. 8, 2013 Forum. Michael Abramson, a physicist specializing in numerical simulations, will offer his insights about connections between our Free Will and certain properties of a physical world. The arguments that he will be presenting may have profound implications for our approach to fundamental political and moral issues.
Humanist Community Forum (2014-03-30): Free Will Revisited (Michael Abramson) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.
Carol Wegenast, a Physician’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) trainer for the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (
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