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Old 02-22-2008, 11:03 PM
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Hard Incompatibilism.
Meaning that Free Will cannot exist regardless
of whether Determinism is true or false.

I am curious- what 2000 year old philosophy
or philosopher enunciated this view?




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Really you can disprove free will without using philosophy, just simple deductions. how can your will be free? Free from what? All of your decisions are based on something, and that 'something' is your enviroment. Your will is limited strictly to your enviroment.
I think you are introducing the unsound requirement
that the will must be isolated from the rest of the
universe if it is to be free.




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If I truely had 'free-will' I could flap my arms right now and start flying if I wanted to.
No, it is not a requirement of Free Will that we
be able to perform feats of magic.




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'you' are nothing more than a pattern of electrons and chemicals. Every single part of you including your 'consciousness' is subject entirely to the laws of physics and your enviroment. If you have free will than so does a rock.
Human structure is a lot more complicated
than any rock, and holds more possibilities.




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I already have, in fact, that which you are requesting to be re-written itself was a rewrite.
It needs further revision.
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