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Help me solidify a thought please.
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RE: Help me solidify a thought please.
1. We have a mind capable of over-riding our basest instincts, including that of self-preservation. If we were purely instinctual, and had no 'choice', would we be able to do this? I think not.
2. You can't. We have to quantify the whole world, in order to give us the illusion of control over it. Every measurement/ value judgement we make is purely from our own perspective. And therefore flawed, to some extent.
3. It's a film about a killer whale. (sorry, my screens a bit hard to read) ... A friend insists that fate is pre-determined, and we have no free will. Where's the script then? Would have to be pretty big to account for everything in the universe. More than a couple of gigabytes anyway Smile


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Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - February 24, 2010 at 7:58 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Dotard - February 24, 2010 at 8:33 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - February 24, 2010 at 8:49 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Dotard - February 24, 2010 at 9:03 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Violet - February 24, 2010 at 9:47 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by theblindferrengi - February 24, 2010 at 11:37 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - February 24, 2010 at 5:53 pm
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by padraic - February 24, 2010 at 6:34 pm
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - February 25, 2010 at 1:52 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by padraic - February 25, 2010 at 4:05 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - February 25, 2010 at 6:20 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by padraic - February 26, 2010 at 12:38 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - March 13, 2010 at 2:40 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Xyster - March 13, 2010 at 3:07 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Violet - March 13, 2010 at 3:31 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - March 13, 2010 at 3:18 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - March 13, 2010 at 4:26 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Violet - March 13, 2010 at 4:34 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - March 13, 2010 at 5:10 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Xyster - March 13, 2010 at 5:12 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Violet - March 13, 2010 at 5:36 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by tackattack - March 13, 2010 at 5:58 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by RedFish - March 18, 2010 at 3:23 pm
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by Violet - March 19, 2010 at 6:47 am
RE: Help me solidify a thought please. - by RedFish - March 19, 2010 at 12:44 pm

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