RE: Always something new to learn
July 8, 2016 at 3:56 am
(This post was last modified: July 8, 2016 at 3:57 am by Alex K.)
(July 8, 2016 at 3:47 am)Maelstrom Wrote:(July 8, 2016 at 3:45 am)Alex K Wrote: That's ok - but you could make an effort to let your cryptic replies sound even more pompous and condescending. I'm not quite sure whether your lowly readers really know their place.
I have the free will to either go left or right down the street.
That is free will.
If I did not have free will to choose the direction in which I could go, then that would mean I had no free will.
Ok, fair enough. I'm not saying it's wrong but I have two issues with this - every human is bound to have wishes they cannot act upon due to constraints of nature etc., and wouldn't it trivially follow that no one has free will according to this definition?
Secondly, when you look into brain research dealin with how decisions are made, it seems to become clear that there is no real point where the "real you" decides, because "you" is a jumble of different subsystems doing their thing and trying to get the illusion of a consistent mind going. At what point would you say it is "you" who chooses, and when is it just some unconscious part of your brain reacting to the environment. Is that then still you chosing?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
