RE: Free Will - Yes/No?
May 8, 2016 at 6:06 am
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2016 at 6:11 am by robvalue.)
Beware the "free will fallacy", I've seen some very intelligent people slip up on it:
If we have no genuine choices then we should [alter our behaviour in some way] because [persuading reasons].
It contradicts the premise. "Should", as pertaining to some sort of persuading argument, has no meaning without a genuine choice.
The fact I've seen this so often just goes to show how accustomed we are to thinking we have a choice, whether we actually do or not.
If we have no genuine choices then we should [alter our behaviour in some way] because [persuading reasons].
It contradicts the premise. "Should", as pertaining to some sort of persuading argument, has no meaning without a genuine choice.
The fact I've seen this so often just goes to show how accustomed we are to thinking we have a choice, whether we actually do or not.
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