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Free Will -- the "materialist string" pulls both ways.
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RE: Free Will -- the "materialist string" pulls both ways.
April 3, 2016 at 2:24 pm
(April 3, 2016 at 1:16 pm)RozKek Wrote: This is what I'm uncertain about. I know for a fact I don't have absolute free will i.e I know I'm not 100% independent on external stimuli. But at the same time I don't know if I'm 100% dependent on external stimuli.

Isn't the amount of your dependence or independence variable on a case by case basis. Mine is. My amount is on a sliding scale depending on the situation.
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RE: Free Will -- the "materialist string" pulls both ways. - by deleteduser12345 - April 3, 2016 at 8:37 am
RE: Free Will -- the "materialist string" pulls both ways. - by deleteduser12345 - April 3, 2016 at 10:05 am
RE: Free Will -- the "materialist string" pulls both ways. - by deleteduser12345 - April 3, 2016 at 10:39 am
RE: Free Will -- the "materialist string" pulls both ways. - by deleteduser12345 - April 3, 2016 at 1:16 pm
RE: Free Will -- the "materialist string" pulls both ways. - by brewer - April 3, 2016 at 2:24 pm

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