{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Neil deGrasse Tyson vs Charles Liu on Free Will: Why Both Are Wrong","description":"Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein are back and have Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Charles Liu on the docket. Recently the two colleagues had a friendly discussion concerning the existence of Free Will on the &amp;nbsp;@StarTalk&amp;nbsp; podcast. Tyson doubts the existence of Free Will but Liu tentatively embraces it. However, they BOTH get some important metaphysics wrong. Dr. Tim and Josh take a look and offer their own perspective on the episode. Watch the full clip: https:\/\/youtu.be\/LXvv6CbGg8A?si=I-m9ZguJr3q0OCZU Join the FTM Team: www.freethinkingministries.com\/donate \u27a1\ufe0f CHAPTERS \u2b05\ufe0f 00:00 Introduction 01:45 Defining Metaphysics 04:50 Defining Free Will 07:11 Stochastic Uncertainty, Chaos and Free Will 13:11 Influences Do Not Equal Causes 16:25 Do I Have the Freedom to Reach True Conclusions about Reality? 22:31 The Ability to Prepare Implies Free Will 32:45 Knowledge Cannot Cause Actions Nor Activate Free Will 39:04 Neil's Position on Free Will is Nonsensical 52:28 Charles' Position Has No Grounding 57:43 Why The Texas Shooter Example Actually Undermines Determinism 1:06:03 The Perimeter Of Ignorance Undermined 1:13:57 Concluding Thoughts \u27a1\ufe0f SOCIALS \u2b05\ufe0f Website: https:\/\/freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/freethinkinc X: https:\/\/x.com\/freethinkmin TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@freethinkinc #Apologetics #FreeThinking #Christianity #freewillvsdeterminism #freethinking #freewill ","author_name":"The Freethinking Podcasts","author_url":"http:\/\/freethinkingministries.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40807665\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40807665"}