RE: Does Free Will actually exist? Is there a way to tell?
February 6, 2015 at 7:47 pm
(This post was last modified: February 6, 2015 at 8:16 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 5, 2015 at 4:17 pm)Godschild Wrote: Let me lay this out simply for you.B-mine, in my statement...that you semi-quoted.... you fucking moron.
-If god is present in our future (for example.. is omni-present-), then that future - from some point of view- is already actualized. We are progressing towards it, it is determined.
-If god has knowledge of our future states (for example.....is omni-scient), then those future states -from some point of view- are already actualized. We are progressing towards them, they are predetermined.
Now sure, sure, you don't like the idea of "god" being the one determining this stuff...and that's okay....because it doesn't have to be god doing it for either of the above to hold. I don't mind allowing you that little comfort blanket
This is what you said in post #82, sounds to me that you are taking predetermination/destination as your stand, you really should try and read what you say or do not say it.
Quote:You not only moved the goal post outside the stadium, you switched teams. You also said predetermination doesn't need a plan and I can pull that up too, seems your above statements have betrayed you. Now that I have established this, all you care about is winning an argument at all cost, even at your own integrity. I'm finished with you, I care nothing about arguing a point or subject with such a wishy washy person. Especially one who has to lower himself to the point of calling people names, when it was you that was wrong.Yeah...my statements are -so- betraying me......you fucking moron.
GC
I'm calling it like I see it, would you rather be a liar or a dunce? Up to you, isn't it (or is it, can you stop..with your "free will")? Can you "freely will" yourself into acknowledging that you've made this mistake 4 times in a row...and each time have been corrected....or will you go for a 5th, like an automaton?
Are you trying to argue god out of something (argue that with someone else who gives a fuck), or argue me into something(argue that with someone else who gives a fuck)? No matter how badly you want me to have said something, no matter how desperate you are to save face, I won't have.....and you can't. Would it have been so difficult to say "Yes Rhythm, I think god can do those things" -or- "No Rhythm, I don't think that god can do those things"......ah...scratch that....of course it would.......and since that didn't seem like a smart idea....and being the shameless motherfucker you are....you decided to go this route instead.
-Gee, all of a sudden, in your last post...you can actually differentiate between shit I say and shit I don't..eh, how convenient...........Now, go ahead and semi-quote me again, about determination, destiny, and plans.....lets see if you can get that right. It boggles the mind, how you'd get the idea that I'm arguing for your god determining our fates, after having -explicitly- given god a pass in my very first statement, then corrected you multiple times.......and especially since you acknowledge that I've stated that no plan is required. It's easy for me to think that I'm dealing with a dummy, but it's unlikely (particularly a dummy of the magnitude required to find himself trying to argue what you're trying to argue) - much more likely is a case of the common liar-for-christ. This being a pathetic example....since I wasn't even blaming your silly god for a damned thing to begin with - there was no reason whatsoever for you to expose yourself in this way.
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