(October 10, 2023 at 9:12 pm)LinuxGal Wrote:(October 10, 2023 at 7:05 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote: And there are people who say there is actually no such thing as free will.
If Man chooses to do something based on his upbringing, and his social environment, and his education, and a thousand other things he cannot not control, then his choice is not free. If all those factors can be shunted aside by an act of pure will, then is seen the specter of infinite regression. Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills.
Well, I do agree that there is no free will. Anyhow, aside from that, exactly, LinuxGal!
Seriously, there are so many factors that limit choice to the point of choice not being free. I do see that infinite regression thing as interesting, though. You can explain that, and man doing what he wills but can't will what he wills, if you'd like.
