RE: If free will was not real
July 29, 2016 at 4:21 am
(This post was last modified: July 29, 2016 at 4:23 am by quip.)
(July 29, 2016 at 4:15 am)bennyboy Wrote:(July 29, 2016 at 3:55 am)quip Wrote: Then the will falls under the constraint of intended realization. Moreover, are your intentions freely wrought? How can any of this be considered free?Intentions are of the self-- feelings, memories, personality, etc. I don't think it makes sense to categorize them as "free" any more than it does to categorize my foot as free.
Then don't introduce intention as a supporting argument for free-will. Senselessness.
Quote:Quote:Your argument is akin to a man held within a cell proclaiming that he holds the willful capacity to freely move about his environs all for the effort of denying his ambient constraints.It might seem superficial until you don't have free will. If you are compelled or blocked from making decisions and acting on them, freedom will be real enough concept for you, I'm sure.
At best....it's superficial.
The will is quite significant...the bland assertion that it's free...well, not so much.