RE: Do you believe in free will?
March 5, 2012 at 10:20 pm
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2012 at 10:23 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
And definitely not the wind. That's really the crux of it. It isn't difficult to see right through what people want free will to do or be. I think it's an outdated notion that doesn't accurately describe what we have uncovered about our world and ourselves. Fascinating really to drill down those things we think we have control over, those things we seem to have control over..and find that often we don't. One of the more amusing criticisms of the classical notion of free will is the thought that there could be some process forcing you to take actions at random. No rhyme or reason to it, no real pattern. What would that look like? A lot like the actions of a human being.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
