RE: Free Will
September 1, 2016 at 10:10 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2016 at 10:11 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 1, 2016 at 10:02 am)bennyboy Wrote: Freedom isn't a magical unicorn. If it's a word to have meaning, it has to be meaningful. I say freedom means unobstructed and uncompelled,-and gl showing that your will has any of that.
Quote:and since we're talking about the experience of agency,I'd even go so far as to say the FEELING of being unobstructed or uncompelled IS being unobstructed or uncompelled.Again.,.I don;t feel unobstructed or uncompelled when I will things....and I wouldn't make the mistake of thinking that feeling that way..if I did..meant I was that way. After all..a cold iron can feel hot, eh? Not knowing why you did something, and doing something freely aren't the same thing.
Quote:For all I know, I'm a brain in a jar. But until that stops me from having the experience of buying and enjoying my ice cream of choice, it matters not at all to me.Does a lack of "freedom" stop you from enjoying your ice cream of choice? It's hard to see how...and so it's difficult to see the relevance.
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