(October 11, 2018 at 7:30 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(October 11, 2018 at 6:20 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I would tend to agree with most of what you said here. I think that a soul, is what adds the will to the equation.
Something like that. Happy is simply making an argument from ignorance. The only options presented are mechanical determinism or randomness? Are those truly the only two options? And is either of those nuanced enough? There is a distinction it seems between determined by circumstances and a willful act of determination. If there is a chance element then perhaps there is an option to load the dice in favor of a preferred outcome.
That is the issue of the problem of mind/consciencness.
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