tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745268606042434573.post711206833506551128..comments2014-09-25T00:42:30.432-07:00Comments on Gentle Lift: How Free Is Our WillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745268606042434573.post-78304174572494855412012-06-20T11:31:26.078-07:002012-06-20T11:31:26.078-07:00I vote compatibilism. On one end of the spectrum ...I vote compatibilism. On one end of the spectrum a person who's asleep doesn't choose their answers. They tend to have their answers chosen for them either by subtle manipulation (subliminal advertisements) or ingrained behavior and I don't find that free will. And way on the other end of the line are those who are incredibly aware and connected, and although they can watch the same advertisements and grew up like everyone else they're aware of what's happening even on a subtle level, and in my opinion are making conscious choices freely.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605901071902184990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745268606042434573.post-51991561417348931812012-06-13T08:46:11.393-07:002012-06-13T08:46:11.393-07:00Shoot, comment got cut off. The finish was:
(I al...Shoot, comment got cut off. The finish was:<br /><br />(I also think it will be an interesting sociological exercise in the future to understand why people of our era so wholeheartedly thumbed our noses at the idea that we indeed have free will, and fought so hard to prove it.)Adityahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265541752604506523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745268606042434573.post-59970341970122707712012-06-13T08:36:36.406-07:002012-06-13T08:36:36.406-07:00Nice post girl.
I think we will eventually see wh...Nice post girl.<br /><br />I think we will eventually see why Hume's Fork is wrong. He (and many subsequent philosophers) have forgotten that it's a three-pronged fork. The third prong is... free will!<br /><br />Their argument is fallacious because it begs the question. I suppose this happens because they are unable to even fathom non-physical causal closure.<br /><br />Strong physical causal closure: all physical events have a physical cause.<br />Weak closure: all physical events that have a cause, have a physical cause.<br />Monktastic ninja closure: some physical events have nonphysical causes.<br /><br />I'll let you guess which one I believe.<br /><br />(I also think it will be an interesting sociological exercise in the future to understand why people of our era so wholeheartedly thumbed our noses at the idea thatAdityahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265541752604506523noreply@blogger.com