If this is a deterministic universe, then "I" am nothing more than a coagulation of subatomic energies. "I" do not own my heart. "I" do not own my mind. "I" do not have any control. For all intents and purposes, "I" do not exist.
If "I" have any control or ownership, then "I" do exist and the universe is not determinate. This, however, presents the issue of how can the body have free will. If the free will is truly free, then it must be able to choose 'past' the chemical and electrical reactions of the body. That would take us into 'soul' area or some awareness beyond the confines of the body.
If "I" have any control or ownership, then "I" do exist and the universe is not determinate. This, however, presents the issue of how can the body have free will. If the free will is truly free, then it must be able to choose 'past' the chemical and electrical reactions of the body. That would take us into 'soul' area or some awareness beyond the confines of the body.
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
