FREEDOM OF CHOICE IS A POTENTIAL NOT A RIGHT
• Decision determines life trajectory
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• Life trajectory is FATE↓
• Fate determines LIFE OUTCOMEA decision is fundamentally about shifting the balance of a system by applying enough "pressure" (or influence) in the right areas to push the system toward one outcome over others. This applies to both biological and artificial decision-making systems.
A decision is not usually made by the entire system acting at once but rather by localized regions accumulating enough influence to override competing alternatives.