(August 18, 2015 at 12:18 pm)msid Wrote: if i decide to steal a car thats my decision. if i decide to give money to a charity that is my decision. if i decide to kill myself that is my decision.
if you are suggesting that these decisions are just an illusion and we are all being controlled and decieved i think that is a whole other subject
No, the existence of free will is not a seperate subject when you say god created us with it. If you say god created us with something, you have to first demonstrate it exists. The problem is that neuroscience is constantly showing us more and more that our decisions and behavior are actually quite dependent upon our brain structure and that we don't actually have the freedom to choose from all options like we feel we do.
So that got me wondering, what evidence do you have that our will is free?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
