Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
*If every brain event is caused by a previous brain event, can anyone truly choose?*
Richard Swinburne explains why he rejects determinism, defends libertarian free will, and argues that science cannot prove our choices are merely illusions.
0:00 Why Free Will Matters
1:05 Why Determinism Challenges Moral Responsibility
2:25 Compatibilism vs. Incompatibilism
5:17 Can Intentions Cause Actions?
7:04 Desires, Moral Beliefs, and Choice
11:02 Does Physics Rule Out Free Will?
16:42 Does Free Will Require Dualism?
19:40 Why Science Cannot Disprove Free Will
*Richard Granville Swinburne* FBA is an English philosopher. He is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Over the last 50 years, Swinburne has been a proponent of philosophical arguments for the existence of God.
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* The Mind-Body Problem - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pJzbnVP1l2mKvn1x6MGS9No
* Swinburne’s Substance Dualism: loc.closertotruth.com/theory/swinburne-s-substance-dualism
* Composite Dualism: loc.closertotruth.com/theory/composite-dualism
* Closer To Truth contributors: closertotruth.com/contributor/richard-swinburne
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*If every brain event is caused by a previous brain event, can anyone truly choose?*
Richard Swinburne explains why he rejects determinism, defends libertarian free will, and argues that science cannot prove our choices are merely illusions.
0:00 Why Free Will Matters
1:05 Why Determinism Challenges Moral Responsibility
2:25 Compatibilism vs. Incompatibilism
5:17 Can Intentions Cause Actions?
7:04 Desires, Moral Beliefs, and Choice
11:02 Does Physics Rule Out Free Will?
16:42 Does Free Will Require Dualism?
19:40 Why Science Cannot Disprove Free Will
*Richard Granville Swinburne* FBA is an English philosopher. He is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Over the last 50 years, Swinburne has been a proponent of philosophical arguments for the existence of God.
*More from Richard Swinsburne on Closer To Truth:*
* Closer To Truth: The Podcast: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLLkP0kHQKL9nZh35UkgkR_
* The Mind-Body Problem - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pJzbnVP1l2mKvn1x6MGS9No
* Swinburne’s Substance Dualism: loc.closertotruth.com/theory/swinburne-s-substance-dualism
* Composite Dualism: loc.closertotruth.com/theory/composite-dualism
* Closer To Truth contributors: closertotruth.com/contributor/richard-swinburne
*Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV
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Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.
#CloserToTruth #FreeWill #RichardSwinburne #Philosophy #Consciousness
