Alex O’Connor’s contradiction on Free Will | The 'caused or random' fallacy

👉 I have started a Patreon page (free and paid) with a philosophy community, exclusive videos, and special live events! I'd love to see you there:   / drnathanhawkins   Alex O'Connor claims that everything is either caused or random. But he also claims there are brute facts. This is a contradiction, and one he, like all free will deniers that use this argument, cannot avoid. In this video I explain what brute facts are and why a full explanation of facts and a scientific conception of laws require brute facts. And so, arguments from physics and the so-called caused or random dichotomy, fail. #freewill #alexoconnor #causedorrandom ___Video Contents___ 00:00 The contradiction in summary 03:56 What is 'everything'? 06:59 Facts that are neither caused nor random 15:01 Why the claim 'everything is caused or random' is self-refuting 23:49 Why laws of physics require brute facts 30:59 Why the argument against free will fails