(January 26, 2009 at 12:20 pm)lukec Wrote: I haven't learned that much about it, I'll be honest, but Skinner's no-free-will idea is a very interesting one to me and when we skimmed through it in Psych it all seemed rather plausible... If, at some level, all behavior is reactionary, how much of what we do is truly willed by us? How much of what we do is determined merely by our environment (including but not limited to the parenting style with which we are raised, the friends we have, random events)?Does it matter? We may as well assume that we have free will because, if we're wrong, it won't matter.
"I am a scientist... when I find evidence that my theories are wrong, it is as exciting as if the evidence proved them right." - Stargate: SG1
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone. - Charles Darwin
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone. - Charles Darwin
