RE: Do animals have free Will?
February 9, 2012 at 3:34 pm
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2012 at 3:34 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 9, 2012 at 3:28 pm)genkaus Wrote: Picture it like the concept of threshold energy in chemistry. Two chemicals require a certain minimum amount of energy to react. While heating up the chemicals, you are gradually increasing their energy level, but the reaction takes place only after a particular level is reached.
The gradation in consciousness across species can be considered sinilar to that. Free-will cannot occur upto a certain level of consciousness and is possible only after that level is reached.
You're still talking about more or less of this or that before you consider something to have "free will", Shells criticism applies. Essentially, this is saying "the more human and the less like an animal (what does that even mean?) the closer to free will. Well, again, anthropic bias.
Quote:The theistic concept of "free-will" does not sit well with me. There is too much spiritual mumbo-jumbo tied to it. I prefer the capacity to make rational choices or volition. What is your opinion on that?
My opinion of what, theistic concepts? Garbage start to finish in every case..lol.
My opinion of our ability (or my preference) to make rational choices? Our ability is seriously compromised but we try..lol.
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