What do we do while deciding if free will exists?

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What do we do while deciding if free will exists?

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RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists?

April 14, 2015 at 3:06 pm

Act as if free will does exist.

There is also "compatibilism"

Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas, and that it is possible to believe both without being logically inconsistent.[1] Compatibilists believe freedom can be present or absent in situations for reasons that have nothing to do with metaphysics.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.

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What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by henryp - April 14, 2015 at 1:31 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by TheRealJoeFish - April 14, 2015 at 1:34 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Aoi Magi - April 14, 2015 at 1:49 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by henryp - April 14, 2015 at 4:11 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by IATIA - April 19, 2015 at 3:11 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Simon Moon - April 14, 2015 at 3:06 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Aroura - April 14, 2015 at 3:40 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Cato - April 14, 2015 at 4:23 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Aroura - April 14, 2015 at 4:45 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Cato - April 14, 2015 at 5:01 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Aroura - April 14, 2015 at 5:19 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Jenny A - April 14, 2015 at 5:22 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by pocaracas - April 14, 2015 at 5:26 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by henryp - April 14, 2015 at 5:32 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Aroura - April 14, 2015 at 5:44 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 14, 2015 at 7:26 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Pyrrho - April 16, 2015 at 6:44 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by henryp - April 16, 2015 at 9:52 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Polaris - April 16, 2015 at 9:54 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Mudhammam - April 17, 2015 at 12:26 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by JuliaL - April 17, 2015 at 1:50 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 17, 2015 at 3:05 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by FreeTony - April 17, 2015 at 3:12 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 17, 2015 at 3:26 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by AFTT47 - April 17, 2015 at 10:12 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Quatermass - April 17, 2015 at 10:27 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by henryp - April 17, 2015 at 1:03 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Whateverist - April 17, 2015 at 10:44 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 17, 2015 at 1:13 pm

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RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Quatermass - April 17, 2015 at 10:52 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 17, 2015 at 11:46 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 18, 2015 at 4:45 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Whateverist - April 18, 2015 at 5:20 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2015 at 7:33 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 18, 2015 at 8:00 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Whateverist - April 18, 2015 at 11:35 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 18, 2015 at 9:15 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2015 at 9:57 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 18, 2015 at 5:18 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2015 at 9:04 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 18, 2015 at 9:41 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 12:27 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Whateverist - April 19, 2015 at 12:41 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 1:53 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 19, 2015 at 7:07 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Mudhammam - April 19, 2015 at 8:26 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 19, 2015 at 10:13 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Mudhammam - April 19, 2015 at 10:33 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 20, 2015 at 8:13 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Mudhammam - April 20, 2015 at 8:45 am

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by bennyboy - April 19, 2015 at 8:30 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 3:05 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by Quatermass - April 19, 2015 at 3:07 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 3:19 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 7:18 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 7:25 pm

RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exists? - by The Grand Nudger - April 20, 2015 at 9:56 am

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