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Why free will probably does not exist, and why we should stop treating people -
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February 8, 2017 at 7:38 pm (This post was last modified: February 8, 2017 at 7:41 pm by bennyboy.)
(February 8, 2017 at 7:08 pm)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote: I made a good decision adding you to my ignore list earlier.

Taking over the forums like a boss, yo!

Given the lack of free will anyone has here in responding to you, where's your "almost motherly sense of appreciation for another human being"? Appreciate me right now, or I'm gonna start thinking you believe in free will after all!
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February 8, 2017 at 7:39 pm
Free will or not suffering is real and avoiding too much of it is ideal.
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February 8, 2017 at 7:43 pm
(February 8, 2017 at 7:39 pm)Nine Wrote: Free will or not suffering is real and avoiding too much of it is ideal.
I agree about avoiding suffering, but I suspect we have differing perspectives. I'm not sure.
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