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Determinism Is Self Defeating
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating
July 11, 2013 at 9:11 am
(July 11, 2013 at 9:06 am)Zen Badger Wrote: While you can predict that the rock will ultimately roll to the bottom of the hill, you cannot predict the precise path that it will take.

Then we look at the emergent system represented by a conscious being capable of making random choices.

Good luck with predicting that.

Therefore it is impossible to prove that the universe is deterministic.

If, on the other hand, you can provide such a proof......

That path of the rock can be predicted.

And. Again. Can you provide proof that the universe is not deterministic.

All I'm seeing is "Argh! Very complicated, ergo God", when it should be "Argh! Very complicated, ergo more computational power and knowledge required".
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Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 7:30 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 1, 2013 at 9:06 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Silver - July 4, 2013 at 7:35 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by MikeTheInfidel - July 9, 2013 at 2:34 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 9, 2013 at 6:48 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 2, 2013 at 7:04 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by pocaracas - July 2, 2013 at 6:08 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Whateverist - July 3, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 2, 2013 at 9:30 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 3, 2013 at 9:25 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by pocaracas - July 3, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 4, 2013 at 7:15 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 4, 2013 at 10:19 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by pocaracas - July 5, 2013 at 5:04 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 5, 2013 at 10:10 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 5, 2013 at 10:18 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by pocaracas - July 5, 2013 at 10:55 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 5, 2013 at 11:35 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Angrboda - July 7, 2013 at 2:21 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 7, 2013 at 8:59 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Angrboda - July 7, 2013 at 1:34 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 8, 2013 at 8:17 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by paulpablo - July 3, 2013 at 11:47 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by genkaus - July 4, 2013 at 2:53 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by paulpablo - July 4, 2013 at 12:02 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by genkaus - July 4, 2013 at 3:32 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 4, 2013 at 9:51 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 6:12 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by pocaracas - July 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 6:46 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 7:01 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 7:12 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by simplexity - July 4, 2013 at 7:16 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by simplexity - July 4, 2013 at 7:03 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 4, 2013 at 7:32 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Angrboda - July 5, 2013 at 1:53 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 5, 2013 at 3:42 am
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by simplexity - July 4, 2013 at 6:52 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 6:58 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by simplexity - July 4, 2013 at 7:00 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 7:18 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by simplexity - July 4, 2013 at 7:30 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by genkaus - July 5, 2013 at 2:26 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 5, 2013 at 3:24 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 5, 2013 at 7:28 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 5, 2013 at 8:18 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by paulpablo - July 5, 2013 at 8:58 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 5, 2013 at 1:02 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 5, 2013 at 1:52 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by paulpablo - July 5, 2013 at 8:09 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Ryantology - July 4, 2013 at 5:23 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 7:26 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Inigo - July 4, 2013 at 7:34 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Inigo - July 4, 2013 at 7:37 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 5, 2013 at 3:51 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by little_monkey - July 5, 2013 at 7:14 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by LastPoet - July 5, 2013 at 7:42 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by little_monkey - July 6, 2013 at 7:32 am
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by little_monkey - July 6, 2013 at 7:40 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Ryantology - July 7, 2013 at 3:10 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Koolay - July 9, 2013 at 6:10 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 9, 2013 at 6:38 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 9, 2013 at 6:50 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 9, 2013 at 6:56 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 9, 2013 at 8:03 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by little_monkey - July 9, 2013 at 6:20 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by genkaus - July 9, 2013 at 6:26 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 9, 2013 at 6:27 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by ManMachine - July 9, 2013 at 11:52 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 11, 2013 at 7:31 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 7:39 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 11, 2013 at 7:51 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 8:04 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 11, 2013 at 8:35 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 8:40 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 11, 2013 at 8:37 am
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by little_monkey - July 9, 2013 at 6:54 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by The Grand Nudger - July 10, 2013 at 7:50 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 10, 2013 at 8:23 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by little_monkey - July 11, 2013 at 7:14 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by The Grand Nudger - July 10, 2013 at 8:51 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 10, 2013 at 9:42 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 11, 2013 at 8:43 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 8:49 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 11, 2013 at 8:57 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 9:01 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by The Grand Nudger - July 11, 2013 at 9:01 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 11, 2013 at 9:06 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 9:11 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 11, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by The Grand Nudger - July 11, 2013 at 9:14 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by The Grand Nudger - July 11, 2013 at 9:39 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 9:42 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 13, 2013 at 2:14 am
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 13, 2013 at 7:50 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Angrboda - July 11, 2013 at 1:25 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 11, 2013 at 4:12 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 11, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 11, 2013 at 9:32 pm
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 13, 2013 at 10:10 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Red Celt - July 14, 2013 at 10:12 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by pocaracas - July 14, 2013 at 2:35 am
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 14, 2013 at 2:39 am
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by little_monkey - July 14, 2013 at 8:06 am
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by The Grand Nudger - July 14, 2013 at 9:20 pm
RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by Zen Badger - July 15, 2013 at 7:04 am
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RE: Determinism Is Self Defeating - by bennyboy - July 15, 2013 at 5:39 pm
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