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The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense

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The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense
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RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense
October 12, 2013 at 7:58 am (This post was last modified: October 12, 2013 at 8:02 am by Chas.)
(October 10, 2013 at 9:37 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: There is no such thing as "free will". Neuroscience has proven decisions are made before we are conscious of them. They are composed of elements, many of which are subconscious. (Proven by PET scans, and MRI scans.)
One cannot be "free" to do anything, if one is constrained in any way by their past, or anything in the nature of reality.
Free will is an illusion, which has been debunked.
Please do try to join the 21st Century.

Fullerene, I think you go too far. Neuroscience has shown that we don't have complete conscious free will.
That we have free will is not disproved by these results, just that it is not simple if it exists.

Your conclusion reminds me of the followers of B. F. Skinner and D. O. Hebb - a leap too far.
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Science is not a subject, but a method.
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The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense

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RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 10, 2013 at 1:28 pm
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Dunno - October 10, 2013 at 2:21 pm
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Chas - October 12, 2013 at 7:58 am
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 11, 2013 at 5:45 am
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Cato - October 12, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 12, 2013 at 10:39 am

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