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Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does

Whateverist

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RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does

December 2, 2013 at 2:24 am

Determinism vs free will seems a false dichotomy to me. Pure free will cannot make sense of our experience any better than pure determinism does. Not really looking to open all that up again but I definitely don't come down as a determinist. If the Libet material is the reason you say science has determined that determinism is the way of it, I don't think you've thought through the implications. (Science is not going to settle this little dilemma.)

I surely do not choose a position based on what that gets me. Otherwise why not just join Pascal and become a practical theist? An objective basis for morality is neither possible nor necessary.

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Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 1, 2013 at 5:44 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by houseofcantor - December 1, 2013 at 5:54 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 1, 2013 at 5:58 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by houseofcantor - December 1, 2013 at 7:19 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me - by Angrboda - December 1, 2013 at 6:18 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by bennyboy - December 1, 2013 at 7:00 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by pocaracas - December 1, 2013 at 7:10 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 1, 2013 at 11:17 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Angrboda - December 1, 2013 at 11:35 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by pocaracas - December 2, 2013 at 6:14 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 2, 2013 at 3:41 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by pocaracas - December 2, 2013 at 4:13 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Whateverist - December 2, 2013 at 2:24 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Whateverist - December 2, 2013 at 8:50 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by bennyboy - December 2, 2013 at 10:19 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 2, 2013 at 3:26 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Whateverist - December 2, 2013 at 11:29 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by MindForgedManacle - December 2, 2013 at 3:34 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Angrboda - December 2, 2013 at 9:38 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by genkaus - December 4, 2013 at 6:23 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 4, 2013 at 5:44 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by genkaus - December 5, 2013 at 3:18 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 5, 2013 at 2:49 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by genkaus - December 5, 2013 at 4:08 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me - by Angrboda - December 5, 2013 at 6:08 pm

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RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 4, 2013 at 6:20 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 8, 2013 at 12:30 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Angrboda - December 4, 2013 at 6:22 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by pocaracas - December 4, 2013 at 6:28 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me - by Angrboda - December 5, 2013 at 3:25 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by MindForgedManacle - December 5, 2013 at 11:14 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by MindForgedManacle - December 5, 2013 at 3:41 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Mudhammam - December 5, 2013 at 3:54 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility - by xpastor - December 15, 2013 at 6:18 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Angrboda - December 16, 2013 at 3:59 am

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RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Neo-Scholastic - December 16, 2013 at 10:39 am

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by MindForgedManacle - December 16, 2013 at 12:23 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Neo-Scholastic - December 16, 2013 at 1:49 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by MindForgedManacle - December 16, 2013 at 7:16 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Neo-Scholastic - December 16, 2013 at 8:52 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Whateverist - December 16, 2013 at 9:35 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by Neo-Scholastic - December 16, 2013 at 9:40 pm

RE: Not Convinced Determinism Makes Sense of Moral Responsibility. Convince Me It Does - by MindForgedManacle - December 17, 2013 at 12:47 am

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