Freeing Free Will as it's rendered log as Dry-Perceptionist
Abstract
Idea is all mine. Words are all by Opus 4.6. This paper proposes a single redefinition that absorbs every school of thought on free will: intention is a past log — a record rendered after the fact. Determinism, probabilism, compatibilism, and libertarianism all ignore the same thing: the time axis. There is no future in which freedom can be proven, no present that isn't already a past log by the time you recognize it, and no past where "was free" can be verified. Freedom exists under exactly two conditions: as a dictator, or for one instant before social inertia swallows you. Responsibility and ethics function independently of whether free will exists — they are swarm inertia, not truth. Built on the same framework as QUALIA_LLM.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Free Will and Agency
Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN