(March 26, 2012 at 11:27 am)NoMoreFaith Wrote:(March 26, 2012 at 11:21 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: Your definition of free will is different to mine.
My definition of free will is that an individual can make their own decisions - I don't believe I can do that, I know it.
Hence my comparison with a strong theist. You have no objective evidence for your belief, merely a strong private conviction it is true.
Completely irrelevant, since it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it.
You don't KNOW that you make the decisions, and as referred to before, studies show that the action is initiated by the subconscious before your conscious even knows wtf is going on, and apparantly then justifies the action as "yeah, that was my idea all along, honest".
Yes, I know I make my decisions.
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.