Explanation: Something has free will/consciousness if it has some property X¹ and we don't understand this thing.
So I guess mechanistic relativity?
¹: as of yet unexplained
This site looks interesting: https://jacksonw.xyz/
She can't look at chickens without becoming agitated & wants to move away quickly too
This extends to other birds, with some birds being more okay than others (e.g. penguins)
I get either Generic Bayesian¹ or Wittgensteinian
¹: Which is totally true tbh, I talked the gf's ears off yesterday about Problems with Bayesianism & How To Solve Them
See also https://gwern.net/colder-war
I think the question of interstellar warfare is really tricky. Grand Futures has a whole appendix on this, but the impression I get is that within the distance of a few parsec this is indeed a problem (objects/lasers can be aimed ~okay easily), but over larger scales you're safe because aiming/stochastic motion of large bodies becomes a problem
I operate by Crocker's rules[1].