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Dilbert seems to subscribe to the generative philosophy, cognitive sciences, or evolutionary psychology side of determinism. This states that free will does not exist, it is merely an illusion. This illusion of free will is experienced due to the generation of infinite behaviour from the interaction of finite-deterministic set of rules and parameters. Thus the unpredictability of the emerging behaviour from deterministic processes leads to a perception of free will, even though free will as an ontological entity does not exist.
I don't agree with this philosophy, or perhaps I don't want to. I would prefer to believe that our future is what we make of it. Inanimate matter may follow the rules a physics, but we are living beings capable of making our own choices. I suppose I adhere to several philosophies, in the Buddhist doctrine of Dependent Origination, which states that every phenomenon is conditioned by, and depends on, the phenomena that it is not. In simpler terms , everything is affected by every other thing that has life. If you could travel back in time, one minute action would seem to affect everything to follow.
Biological determinism seems to be likely also, since my father was an alcoholic, and two of my sisters seem to be the same way, I would have to say that genetics also play a role. You may be more likely to behave in a certain manner depending on your genetic make up, at least partially deciding your future.
In the end it may be a combination of infinitely complex factors, thrown together with chaos theory, which seems highly likely. I still agree with the notion that the future is made up partially of the sum of your decisions today, combined with the chaos factor, or wild card anomalies. Its a strange mix of genetics, anomalous factors, and the sum of your decisions, IMHO.
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