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A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 5:11 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote:
(November 13, 2023 at 9:37 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: You lumped "they" all together without distinguishing atheists from believers. i simply clarified that indistinction.

I did not. Look at the context. 
Any day now, you can stop telling me what I think and what I said. 
Asshole.

Y'know, the context is clear, even though your thinking isn't. If y'all would use the English language in a clear manner, this shit wouldn't happen.

Bottom line, Bucky: I knew you'd deny and respond angrily. You're no different than Trump in that regard. Brittle-minded, foaming at the mouth, and utterly useless.

Good day.

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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
Quote:God much rather have spiritual beings with free will with evil, than beings with no free will and no evil.
Then he bears all responsibility for evil by that preference. But the idea that evil and free will must exist at the same time is absurd
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 5:39 pm)The Architect Of Fate Wrote:
Quote:God much rather have spiritual beings with free will with evil, than beings with no free will and no evil.
Then he bears all responsibility for evil by that preference. But the idea that evil and free will must exist at the same time is absurd

I agree with both statements. Babies are a good example of something wholly good (that is not evil at all) that has free will.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 5:50 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(November 13, 2023 at 5:39 pm)The Architect Of Fate Wrote: Then he bears all responsibility for evil by that preference. But the idea that evil and free will must exist at the same time is absurd

I agree with both statements. Babies are a good example of something wholly good (that is not evil at all) that has free will.

How do you know 1) that infants are ‘wholly good’ and 2) that they have free will?

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 5:22 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(November 13, 2023 at 5:11 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: I did not. Look at the context. 
Any day now, you can stop telling me what I think and what I said. 
Asshole.

Y'know, the context is clear, even though your thinking isn't. If y'all would use the English language in a clear manner, this shit wouldn't happen.

Bottom line, Bucky: I knew you'd deny and respond angrily. You're no different than Trump in that regard. Brittle-minded, foaming at the mouth, and utterly useless.

Good day.

Whatever you say dear, whatever you say. 
You hive such a wonderfully successful history of relationships.
The context is there, for all to see.
You still think you get to tell me what I think, just as you always have, a patronizing asshole.  
Fuck off. 
*As if* you're of any use.
Bye bye.
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell  Popcorn

Militant Atheist Commie Evolutionist 
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 6:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 13, 2023 at 5:50 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I agree with both statements. Babies are a good example of something wholly good (that is not evil at all) that has free will.

How do you know 1) that infants are ‘wholly good’ and 2) that they have free will?

Boru

They are not capable of any kind of moral evil, and all humans always have free will (under normal circumstances)
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 6:10 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: Whatever you say dear, whatever you say. 
You hive such a wonderfully successful history of relationships.
The context is there, for all to see.
You still think you get to tell me what I think, just as you always have, a patronizing asshole.  
Fuck off. 
*As if* you're of any use.
Bye bye.

Later, tater.

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PS: You've got a bit of spittle on the left corner of your mouth.

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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 6:15 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(November 13, 2023 at 6:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: How do you know 1) that infants are ‘wholly good’ and 2) that they have free will?

Boru

They are not capable of any kind of moral evil, and all humans always have free will (under normal circumstances)

Being incapable of moral evil doesn’t qualify as ‘wholly good’. A turnip is also incapable of moral evil.

How do you KNOW that humans have free will?

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 6:44 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 13, 2023 at 6:15 pm)Ahriman Wrote: They are not capable of any kind of moral evil, and all humans always have free will (under normal circumstances)

Being incapable of moral evil doesn’t qualify as ‘wholly good’. A turnip is also incapable of moral evil.

How do you KNOW that humans have free will?

Boru

Well it's obvious that we do, isn't it? You don't think your actions are being controlled by some microchip in your brain, do you?
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 13, 2023 at 7:31 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(November 13, 2023 at 6:44 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Being incapable of moral evil doesn’t qualify as ‘wholly good’. A turnip is also incapable of moral evil.

How do you KNOW that humans have free will?

Boru

Well it's obvious that we do, isn't it? You don't think your actions are being controlled by some microchip in your brain, do you?

Lol, of course it’s not obvious. It’s impossible to determine if we have free will or live in a deterministic universe. Consider:

You ‘decide’ to have something particular for breakfast. How could you possibly know whether it’s a free choice or an outcome that has been pre-determined since the universe began?

In fact, it’s perfectly plausible that the widespread belief in free will is deterministic. How could you tell the difference?

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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