... distinct two stages ...
The point of the simplistic two stage model is to avoid the false dichotomy of the"it's either all random or all determined" . Two stage models have the indetrmimism needed for free choice occurring at one place and time, and determinism need to carry out actions occurring another.
That doesn't get lost in more sophisticated versions.
A simplistic computer programme might perform calculation A, and then serially perform calculation B once A has finished.
You could rewrite that so that A and B run in parallel, with A pipelining it's results to B.
But A and B would still be performing conceptually distinct roles..and that is the point.
...the more it's predictable..
You can't predict that an earlier option will definitely occur, and you also can't predict which option occurs earliest. At best you have statistical predictability..
Critics have smacked down Kane...
Subjective opinion.
theology/incentives
You're fee of incentives? It's not the case that you hate FW because you're an atheist and it seems theistic?
Who's incentivising Kane and co?
The point of the simplistic two stage model is to avoid the false dichotomy of the"it's either all random or all determined" . Two stage models have the indetrmimism needed for free choice occurring at one place and time, and determinism need to carry out actions occurring another.
Yes, that's the attempted goal. How is it relevant in this context?
You can't predict that an earlier option will definitely occur, and you also can't predict which option occurs earliest. At best you have statistical predictability..
So? The point that we are gett...
Why Talk to Philosophers? Part I. by philosopher of science Wayne Myrvold.
See also Sean Carroll's own blog entry, Physicists Should Stop Saying Silly Things about Philosophy.
Sean classifies the disparaging comments physicists make about philosophy as follows: "Roughly speaking, physicists tend to have three different kinds of lazy critiques of philosophy: one that is totally dopey, one that is frustratingly annoying, and one that is deeply depressing". Specifically:
He counters each argument presented.
Personally, I am underwhelmed, since he does not address the point of view that philosophy is great at asking interesting questions but lousy at answering them. Typically, an interesting answer to a philosophical question requires first recasting it in a falsifiable form, so that is becomes a natural science question, be it physics, cognitive sciences, AI research or something else. This is locally known as hacking away at the edges. Philosophical questions don't have philosophical answers.