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A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 11, 2023 at 12:11 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I'm right there with you.  I think free will is how we explained something that does happen, that we didn't understand.  Still don't - fully.  I do think we know enough about it now to say that it was not what we thought it was, lol.

Thanks, Grand Nudger. And yeah, I agree. I'd even bet people in the past, or even the founding fathers of the United States did not know as much about free will as much as people nowadays too, though maybe the founding fathers part I said was perhaps a bit of an exaggeration?

(November 11, 2023 at 12:18 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I get it.  Still, in physical determinism concepts literally are bits of brains.  That's why we're talking about it.  We feel it even if it isn't true.

Ah, gotcha. Then again, I know I was missing something on the concepts part.



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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will - by ShinyCrystals - November 11, 2023 at 12:21 pm

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