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1. I think there is a broader debate . . .

Reply to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2013, 06:29 PM

Apr 2013

My son has a degree in philosophy and he does not believe in the concept of free will. He reads a lot of Pinker and likes David Hume. If I could reach him on Facebook, I would ask him but he's not on there right now. Maybe look at "determinism." The debate is not a new one. My son, if I understand him correctly, believes our circumstances determine how we act, not our free will. That we couldn't really act on our free will if we wanted to.

It's very hard for me to accept that we might not have free will. That's a big something to let go of if you know what I mean.

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Myth of free will? [View all] jollyreaper2112 Apr 2013 OP

I think there is a broader debate . . . kickitup Apr 2013 #1

The paradox of crime and punishment: napoleon_in_rags Apr 2013 #2

I think we're at the stage where we are just going through the motions. reformist2 Apr 2013 #4

Maybe the intell community will take the lead. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2013 #8

Right wing Christians keep trying to abolish free will Warpy Apr 2013 #3

moral relativism jollyreaper2112 Apr 2013 #5

What're you talking about? You mean literally poison the environment, like with smog? Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #6

Basically, yes caraher Apr 2013 #11

I question that study. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #14

It's not a single study caraher Apr 2013 #15

Freee Will is the myth of an inflated ego. RagAss Apr 2013 #7

I think people actually do have some degree of free will. The problem comes HiPointDem Apr 2013 #9

Twin studies shows genes have major determinant on life ErikJ Apr 2013 #10

We have free will within a given operaional envelope. rrneck Apr 2013 #12

We are just the product of our genes and environment cpwm17 Apr 2013 #13

We have free will in the sense that our behaviour is unpredictable FarCenter Apr 2013 #16

I have free will Orrex Apr 2013 #17

that is the stuff that worries me jollyreaper2112 Apr 2013 #18