Hmm...too bad people are so close-minded
It's just saying that Free Will may be limited for some, but that doesn't mean that Free Will doesn't exist as a potential and natural part of...
Physical and/or mental hindrances definitely would limit your Free Will. And that's a practical way to look at the issue of Free Will. But does...
It is still you who is choosing to figure out a way to get to the Sun. How it happens may influence whether it is actually possible or not (such...
This makes sense. But why does this get rid of Free Will? If everything is made out of Universe, then Free Will and choice would also be made out...
The obvious question is what do you do with mass murderers if it's decided that there is no free will? Do you just simply shift treating them as...
So if it's determined that we don't have free will, then what are you implying? How should such laws be carried out towards murderers?
There are some good points here. Awareness/Consciousness is definitely a non-physical thing that can't be found and yet that nonetheless exists....
Regarding the whole squares thing...you also can't grab the circles and throw them like frisbee discs either. Does that mean the circles aren't...
So are you to mean that if I commit murder, then I shouldn't be thrown in jail? My choices are still my choices, whether they are considered...
Let me help you a little with this. Before enlightenment, rivers were rivers and mountains were mountains. Translation: Before enlightenment,...
Yes. Free Will being conceived as an action done outside of the action-reaction relationship. A novel action; an action not bound by precedents...
This is why it's a pointless debate. We're inevitably going to get nowhere regarding free will vs. no free will. Which is why it doesn't matter....
So you're saying that loyalty to your girl isn't a choice of yours? We can provide examples of free will, but since it's a philosophical question...
Kind of a nature vs. nurture question. I would still say that you have free will, though, right? At least philosophically. You're never completely...
I would argue that the illusory "me" is rather different than the "I", which is more Universal. It seems that the person you quoted is mixing the...
Interesting. But isn't the difference between a human and a robot that the human chooses to suddenly move, even if it has a program to do so? A...
I would agree. Personally, I feel that there is definitely such thing as authentic autonomy and free will. But it's kind of impossible to prove or...
Are you able to elaborate further on this point? Isn't Determinism defined as something which can predict the outcome of any event if the entire...
I'm having a hard time deciphering if those that disagree recognize that there is a difference or not. I can totally understand trying to not...
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