Do animals have free Will?

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Do animals have free Will?

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RE: Do animals have free Will?

April 12, 2012 at 7:37 pm

Quote:If animals have free will, which they clearly do

Well no, other animals do not cleary have free will, nor do we know if we do. The free will/ determinism dichotomy remains one the great arguments of metaphysics.

My position: petty much psychological determinism.IE seems to me that free will may exist in some limited form,but is largely an illusion.

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Do animals have free Will? - by Forsaken - February 9, 2012 at 5:15 am

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