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Do you believe in free will?
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:22 pm
I hahppen to believe that all of our actions are predetermined, in a sense, by our genetics and our environment. I believe if we act in a certain way with a certain set of conditions we would act that way every time if we were somehow able to rewind time and all conditions were the same and we had no knowledge of the event or our actions to it the prvious time in this hypothetical scenario. Obviously there is no way to prove my theory but it is an interesting point for discussion. Do you agree or disagree?
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Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:22 pm to DanTiger
Geddy Lee sure does.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:23 pm to DanTiger
If you don't have free will,and believe all is pre determined you wash away any personal responsibility.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:23 pm to DanTiger
Rush does.
ETA: Crap!
ETA: Crap!
This post was edited on 4/22/14 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:23 pm to DanTiger
I'm sitting in a philosophy class discussing that at this exact moment.. Holy crap.
But no, no I do not.
But no, no I do not.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:24 pm to goldenbadger08
quote:no, you aren't
I'm sitting in a philosophy class discussing that at this exact moment.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:24 pm to DanTiger
quote:
I hahppen to believe that all of our actions are predetermined, in a sense, by our genetics and our environment. I believe if we act in a certain way with a certain set of conditions we would act that way every time if we were somehow able to rewind time and all conditions were the same and we had no knowledge of the event or our actions to it the prvious time in this hypothetical scenario. Obviously there is no way to prove my theory but it is an interesting point for discussion. Do you agree or disagree?
Disagree and there are a ton of ways to prove your argument is wrong, here is one: You can always move, using your free will, and that would change your environment so your argument is invalid.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:25 pm to Winkface
Yes I am....
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:26 pm to DanTiger
I believe in free will. Darwinism is an enemy to free will as well as Calvinism is an enemy to free will.
I just chose to type that, wasn't genetics, wasn't predestination.
I just chose to type that, wasn't genetics, wasn't predestination.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:26 pm to DanTiger
Yes. Free will exists
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:28 pm to lsu480
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Disagree and there are a ton of ways to prove your argument is wrong, here is one: You can always move, using your free will, and that would change your environment so your argument is invalid.
And that would be one of the two factors I believe determine all of our actions. I don't believe what you wrote disagrees with what I wrote in any way.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:29 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
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If you don't have free will,and believe all is pre determined you wash away any personal responsibility.
I cannot disagree with that.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:29 pm to DanTiger
Most definitely. My reactions to similar situations are often illogical and inconsistent. If you rewound time, I don't see me doing the same exact thing every single instant.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:30 pm to DanTiger
We must believe in free will. We have no choice.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:30 pm to DanTiger
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if we act in a certain way with a certain set of conditions we would act that way every time if we were somehow able to rewind time and all conditions were the same
Wrong. All of the reactions that go on in our brains are random. You could make a clone of yourself and put yourselves in the same situation and they may not choose the same thing
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:31 pm to DanTiger
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Do you believe in free will?
Of course.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:32 pm to Kafka
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We must believe in free will. We have no choice.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:32 pm to beejon
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wasn't predestination
How do you know? How do you know the being pulilng your strings in this Matrix-esque video game of life didn't compel you to type that?
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:32 pm to DanTiger
Yes. You have ability and power to choose to do right or wrong. That is free will.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 1:33 pm to Carson123987
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All of the reactions that go on in our brains are random.
Doesn't this disprove free will?
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