Misconceptions of Bell’s Theorem And Free Will
Daniel A. Nissan
Abstract
In this review, I argue why free will, regardless of its validity, can lead to problematic deductive reasoning in fundamental physics. In pursuit of this, I present a brief history of the inception of Bell-type inequalities with the goal of trying to disentangle the connection between the concept of free will and the assumptions underlying Bell’s theorem which are often taken as one and the same.
I list notable criticisms of Bell’s underlying assumptions and discuss successful experiments and their interpretations.
Finally, I examine the implications of the violations of statistical independence in the class of super-deterministic theories and what that would mean for free will in a deterministic setting.
Keywords
Bell's Theorem
Quantum Physics
Free Will
Super-Determinism