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Do we have free will? Quantum experiments may soon reveal the answer

Whether or not we have partial free will could soon be resolved by experiments in quantum physics, with potential consequences for everything from religion to quantum computers

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

28 May 2025

Different interpretations of quantum mechanics pose philosophical problems

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Does quantum physics place limits on the extent to which we have free will? This long-debated question stems from the way different physicists interpret the mathematics of quantum theory, but now researchers say they have come up with a way to test the idea and finally settle the matter.

鈥淓veryone has their own opinion on what is going on behind quantum theory. But it shouldn’t matter what we think; the only thing that matters is what we can prove through mathematics and through experiments. And this is what we are…

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