/lit/ - Literature

After some reading and thinking I've realized that the problem of the modern world is that not enough people are scientists( i.e. proponents of scientism, not the profession). Science is the most reliable tool to gain knowledge about the world, and if people adopted a more scientific outlook most problems would quickly be solved.
Do you agree? Suggest books that confirm my thesis.

>>15214911
This is not a good argument.
Yes, I can and absolutely so actively and intentionally choose what I want to think about and focus my attention on. You dont?
> Take a deep breath and watch the mind deliver your thoughts. Do this for 5 minutes.
The mind doesnt deliver me any thoughts. I think some things during such a period but they are not sent to me by some external thing called the "mind". They are my own internal thoughts.
> Was that thought truly original and completely uninfluence
Some of the things I thought about were pretty original, yes. And no thought is completely without influence, whatever that even means. As I said before all thoughts I have are influenced by my what I see, what I choose to do and what I choose to think about.
> Were "you" the true cause of that thought?
Of course. It wasnt a friend that whispered my thoughts to me lol. They were my thoughts.

What is your point?
>>15214962
I agree with the point that animals and children have less free will that I do. Anons argument is not good at all though and doesnt prove anything.
>>15214977
Nobody ever explained to me how determinism is incompatible with free will.
Your argument about determinism is interesting. I dont know how but I accept the possibility that there might be a way to tell the difference between determinism and not.
It might matter. Although at the level that /lit/ argues you're right that it's mostly meaningless word games.