Given that our current society revolves around the idea that we have radical freedom, would it be appropriate to acknowledge that we don't have radical freedom?
I do not think that it is every bad to align our views with reality. I think that the universe is indeed determined, and that thereby we do not have free will. As such, our current society is operating under an incorrect view of reality. This causes us to treat people differently - in that we hold them responsible for things that they are not responsible. This feels right to us, likely because society has held that opinion for thousands of years, and as such many people are hesitant to leave it. Many people would suggest that acknowledging determinism makes a mockery of morals. I think, however, that this is something that we ought to work out. I cannot see a negative aspect of aligning our views with reality. Many philosophers of the past have made an effort to do so. even if the truth threatens to undermine our current view of reality, we ought to align it with reality to assure that we are appropriately dealing with our problems.
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