Parks

Lead-in

  • “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” What does this quote mean? 
  • Do you agree with it?
  • What do you understand by determinism?
  • What about free will?
  • Do you think someone can believe in determinism and in the free will without being illogical? Why or why not?

Presentation 1

Pre?

  • In what situations free will should be restricted? Why?

Top Down

  • According to the video, do humans have free will? Watch it and find out.
  • We don’t.
  • We do, up to a point.
  • We do.
  • We don’t.
  • We do, up to a point.
  • We do.

Bottom Up

  • True or False

Example: Two scientist debate in the video. > False

  1. The video is about a question Thomas from Las Vegas asked.
  2. One thing Thomas wants to know is if there’s an independent ego controlling our actions and thoughts.
  3. Some scientists already know about the nature of consciousness.
  4. Bill, the scientist, disagrees that our brain is all about chemical reactions.
  5. Bill believes that robots as complicated as human brains are going to be built soon.
  1. The video is about a question Thomas from Las Vegas asked. False
  2. One thing Thomas wants to know is if there’s an independent ego controlling our actions and thoughts. True
  3. Some scientists already know about the nature of consciousness. False
  4. Bill, the scientist, disagrees that our brain is all about chemical reactions. False
  5. Bill believes that robots as complicated as human brains are going to be built soon. False

Post

  • “I cannot help but notice how much people from the same family tend to do the same things.“
  • Have you noticed the same thing? How much do you agree with this quote? Why?
  • How does it apply to your family?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • Do you believe in free will? Why or why not?

Top Down

  • What is the problem mentioned in the video? Watch it and find out.
  • Free will
  • Causal determinism
  • Compatibilism
  • Incompatibilism
  • Free will
  • Causal determinism
  • Compatibilism
  • Incompatibilism

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: Do we have free will? It _______ like it. > Do we have free will? It seems like it.

  1. You choose what to eat for breakfast in the morning. You choose _______ to go to work _______ day.
  2. To better understand this concept of _______ determinism, let’s think about a game of _______. When the cue ball is struck, it _______. It moves.
  3. _______ and atoms don’t make choices. They _______ move according to the laws of nature.
  4. There are two _______ of thought on this. According to incompatibilism, if causal determinism is true, _______ we do not have free will.
  5. For example, quantum _______ suggests that the laws of nature are not _______ deterministic.
  1. You choose what to eat for breakfast in the morning. You choose whether to go to work each day.
  2. To better understand this concept of causal determinism, let’s think about a game of pool. When the cue ball is struck, it reacts. It moves.
  3. Molecules and atoms don’t make choices. They simply move according to the laws of nature.
  4. There are two schools of thought on this. According to incompatibilism, if causal determinism is true, then we do not have free will.
  5. For example, quantum physics suggests that the laws of nature are not entirely deterministic.

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  • After watching both videos, how has your opinion about the subject changed?