Neil deGrasse Tyson vs Charles Liu on Free Will: Why Both Are Wrong

Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein are back and have Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Charles Liu on the docket. Recently the two colleagues had a friendly discussion concerning the existence of Free Will on the @StarTalk podcast. Tyson doubts the existence of Free Will but Liu tentatively embraces it. However, they BOTH get some important metaphysics wrong. Dr. Tim and Josh take a look and offer their own perspective on the episode. Watch the full clip: Join the FTM Team: ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction 01:45 Defining Metaphysics 04:50 Defining Free Will 07:11 Stochastic Uncertainty, Chaos and Free Will 13:11 Influences Do Not Equal Causes 16:25 Do I Have the Freedom to Reach True Conclusions about Reality? 22:31 The Ability to Prepare Implies Free Will 32:45 Knowledge Cannot Cause Actions Nor Activate Free Will 39:04 Neil's Position on Free Will is Nonsensical 52:28 Charles' Position Has No Grounding 57:43 Why The Texas Shooter Example Actually Undermines Determinism 1:06:03 The Perimeter Of Ignorance Undermined 1:13:57 Concluding Thoughts ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: Facebook: Instagram: X: TikTok:

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Neil deGrasse Tyson vs Charles Liu on Free Will: Why Both Are Wrong is an episode from The Freethinking Podcast by Scott Olson.

This episode is 01:14:59 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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