tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post8681838150237339080..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Free WillPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-41453333500284077882016-06-02T07:47:26.562-05:002016-06-02T07:47:26.562-05:00The perennial, intractable free will/determinism d...The perennial, intractable free will/determinism debate is complicated. But my own personal sense of free will is pretty simple: I need to believe in the relevance of what I perceive to be my own choices, decisions, and actions, illusory or not. I cannot allow myself to act on the belief that anyone or anything else is "pulling my strings." I'd find that self-conception deeply dispiriting. Not everyone does, though, apparently.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-42338602712930060712016-06-01T16:39:01.669-05:002016-06-01T16:39:01.669-05:00Some people believe in divine intervention and tha...Some people believe in divine intervention and that through there faith and adherence to rules that God provides a way for them to survive. There could be greater forces in control of our lives, that we don't possess the cognitive abilities to understand. Even physics itself is more powerful than man, and we still don't possess the ability to fully comprehend it. What keeps a tree from falling on you in the forest or a tidal wave consuming you isn't anything of your own ability, the human mind and body can only act "so fast". Atheist or Christian, one must accept the fact that there is something that is greater themselves, there are even stronger, smarter people than ourselves, which is why it makes sense for us to gather together, because there is strength in numbers. Whether faith is simply the re-connection of synapses in the brain producing stronger memories, the fact remains that some people have more of an advantage than others, perhaps those with the greatest faith are the most apt to survive. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368774213329512055noreply@blogger.com