(August 17, 2012 at 9:09 pm)elunico13 Wrote: And here we are again with the fallacy of begging the question. Still no reason given for the importance of people's autonomy or rights being superior over any other group. Why are we obligated by you to give equal sanction to everyone's autonomy?
It is very inconsistent of you to be against anyone's decision for moral behavior, such as James Holmes. If people are just a result of mindless chemistry then they have no choice in what they do. Just like vinegar has no choice but to react with baking soda. Therefore, why should we punish people or accuse them of any wrong if they do evil and have no choice?
I think I see where you're getting.... either it's all pre-destined physics, or... god gave us free will.
My take is: all pre-destined physics. But the physics involved is soooo complex, that you can see it as free will..... my guess is that you end up making the decision you have to make from all the physical processes that occur in your brain. And you make the decision that your brain makes (duh!)
The decision making process is entirely based on a) genetics and b) previous experience/knowledge.
Genetics can't be tweaked in any way... If you're born a fool you're a fool forever! These are the tools Nature gives you to work with.
Experience is in constant change, so, from our point of view, it's completely .... random?...naaahhhh.... unpredictable.... and we like to call it "conscious".
