Free will is simply what we called the process that happens when this vastly complex system faces its choice.
自由意志就是 所谓巨大复杂的系统面临选择时的过程
Let me try to explain.
我尽量解释看看
Imagine a man wakes up at night and feels thirsty.
想象一个人在晚上醒过来时感到口渴
Let's say I'm right about the human mind...
姑且说我对人类心智的假设是对的
And this man's brain is working according to the laws of nature.
而这个人的大脑根据自然法则运作
Where exactly might free will come into it?
自由意志究竟何时出现呢?
Let's give him a choice to make.
我们给他一个选择吧
Either orange juice or apple juice to quench his thirst.
不论柳橙汁或苹果汁都能解他的渴
As he smells the apple juice,the storm of neurons far..
.当他闻到苹果汁时 神经元一触即发
and the memory kicks in.
一段记忆出现了
He is reminded of a special moment in an apple orchard
他想起在苹果园里的一段特殊片刻
And his mind is made up.
于是他做出决定
So his choice is not surprising.
所以他的决定并不令人惊讶
He had to make a decision.
他必须做出决定
He chose...And that is what we called free will.
他也选择了 那就是我们所说的自由意志
But it's all still a matter of physics.
但那仍然全是物理现象
Looking back,I certainly made the choice to be physicist
回首过往 我确实选择成为一名物理学家
And I certainly feel like I made free will
我也确实觉得我有自由意志
because free will is what we called the complex physics that happens when we decide.
因为自由意志就是所谓的 人在做决定时产生的复杂物理现象