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Determinism, Free Will, and A Thought Experiment
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RE: Determinism, Free Will, and A Thought Experiment
(January 9, 2014 at 5:20 pm)bennyboy Wrote: So far so good. But what's the thought experiment? You promised a thought experiment! So far you've just suggested something to think about.


As for will vs. brain chemistry, I'd say the better question is this: can Robert's will, which accords perfectly with brain chemistry, consistently produce the behavior he wills? The answer to that is clearly no-- if I tell Robert I'll give him a hundred dollars not to blink for a minute and then start throwing stuff toward his face, he will almost certainly blink.

It will come, and hopefully, demonstrate the futility of libertarian free will posited by theists on their own terms. As to your second point, I agree, but so do even adherents of libertarian free will--at least some behaviors are purely automated. I intend to show, granting their injection of some supernatural agent to allow for free will, this too must be automated.
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RE: Determinism, Free Will, and A Thought Experiment - by Mudhammam - January 9, 2014 at 5:38 pm

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