In Reply to: Au contraire, he said "Choice", not "Free Will" posted by Auricle on May 24, 2003 at 07:10:27:
It does not matter if a choice is limited to a specific set of alternatives (in the case of the doors, there are two). As long as the actual choice made remains unpredictible, it constitutes an act of free will.The reason the Matrix is going to fail for the 7th time, according to the Architect, is that the choice Neo always makes IS predictable, representing a flaw in the design (i.e. no real choice is made). Of course, there are arguments out there that omniscience and choice (or free will) can coexist, but whether the Brothers take this into consideration remains to be seen in the final movie.
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