RE: Is there free will in heaven?
November 8, 2011 at 9:57 am
(This post was last modified: November 8, 2011 at 9:58 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Why would you feel like a dividing line needed to be made in this case? Why describe one side of the coin as "moral character" and the other as "instinct". There is an elaborate set of assumptions behind the use of just those two words. Haven't you implied a value judgement in that statement that could lead one to believe that self-sacrifice is or could be part of your "nature"? I hunt for fun, murder just might be in mine (and I'm a nice guy while I'm at it, so obviously my moral character isn't compromised for it).
I agree that it would be nice to know the exact composition of anything. Why would I want to haggle over the definition of our "nature"?
I agree that it would be nice to know the exact composition of anything. Why would I want to haggle over the definition of our "nature"?
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