RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
November 19, 2023 at 10:07 pm
(November 19, 2023 at 5:31 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(November 19, 2023 at 4:59 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I don't believe in free will because beyond any other unanswered question it's absolutely clear that we do not possess it.
We possess a coerced will. I possess a coerced will. I am not my own man. There are things that I wish were otherwise, and I acknowledge that no amount of any of us wishing makes it so, or even possible, or possibly so.
God teaching you a lesson about not getting your way all the time doesn't really count as "coercion". Calling it "coercion" would be like current adult me accusing my mom of child abuse for not buying me groceries.
You and I have already had a soul forge discussion. Nothing about that discussion gave me the impression that you believed a single word of what you were saying.
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