Truth Seeker

You described is determined and constrained will instead of free will. I agree that we have determined and constrained will. Thus we can choose betwee...

What do they mean when they say free will? How do you know that is the correct meaning?

Thinking that you are free does not make you actually free. You may think that you will go to heaven after you die, but that does not mean you actuall...

I have considered many definitions of free will and rejected all the other definitions of free will because they were inaccurate. Free will is a will ...

I have considered free will from a variety of perspectives. My evidence-based conclusion is that we don't have free will. The fact that you can't give...

My definition of free will is a will that is free from determinants and constraints. Can you give me one example of a choice that you have made that d...

Thank you for sharing your conclusion with us. What is the basis for your conclusion? My conclusion is that no one is morally culpable because no one ...

So, how does the decision to drink water instead of coffee come about? I am a water drinker. I don't drink alcohol or tea or coffee or fizzy drinks or...

I agree.

I don't have any problem with other people having different views from me. In fact, I prefer it. Diversity of all kinds makes the world much more inte...

In a way, everything is pointless. I have never asked anyone to agree with me about anything and I never will. I have my thoughts and you have yours. ...

We make choices every second. Some of the choices are unconscious e.g. the heart rate, and some of the choices are conscious e.g. choosing to cheat or...

You did not provide evidence for your claim - that's why I don't belive you.

I agree.

I agree.

Yes, we have conscious volition, but this volition is not free from determinants and constraints. My definition of free will is a will that is free fr...

I agree.

I disagree because it's a domino effect starting from the beginning of the universe to the present. If you remove any of the dominos from the trail of...

I agree.

Our choices are determined by the effects of our genes, environments, nutrients, and experiences. We are never free from these groups of variables. If...

Allegedly, this happened in 1976. The experiencer was hit by a car and was left in the morgue for three days. He became a pastor after his NDE.

He woke up as soon as the first incision was being made on his abdomen. No video of the event is shown. It's just someone narrating the story. I don't...

Thank you Corvus. Even drinking coffee instead of tea or reading instead of going for a walk is not free from hard determinism. Our preferences and th...

Sorry, I hadn't noticed your question until now as I am suffering from depression and CPTSD and consequently my concentration is poor. The answer to y...

Thank you.

I don't think anything can turn our subjectivity into objectivity. When two people see the same thing e.g. a rose, and confirm to each other that they...

Thank you for letting me know. Now, I know something about your subjectivity - the fact that you agree with me about it.

I know my own subjective experience of being me. Just as you know your own subjective experience of being you. We can share our experiences - that way...

I didn't say that objective moral values exist. I said that morality does not have to be objective to be valid. How can we possibly know about anythin...

No, we can still have moral values. Morality does not have to be objective to be valid. For example, I am a vegan egalitarian. I think being a vegan i...

I agree.

I thought demons were evil spirits - according to the Bible, Jesus cast out lots of demons. Christians still do exorcisms of demons to heal people. I ...

I agree.

How do you know that demons exist?

There are two levels of explanation for this. The social-level explanation is that most people believe that people have free will and are actually cul...

We assign culpability to people who are not actually culpable.

I think hard determinism is true.

I am conflicted about whether to accept anecdotes as evidence. It's not always possible to have concrete evidence. This video is an anecdote of a man ...

As far as I know, morality is made up by humans. This is why it varies across time and place. Morality is a matter of subjective opinions. People ascr...

I understand what you mean. In the video, the doctor said that the patient was able to read the doctor's thoughts even though he never verbalised the ...

Did you watch the video and read the research paper in the first post on this thread? Are you saying that they don't count as evidence? If so, why don...

The problem is that our wills are not free from determinants and constraints. As we don't have free will, any culpability is merely assigned culpabili...

I prayed for the prevention of all suffering, inequality, injustice, and deaths. I prayed that all living things (including the dead ones and the neve...

I don't know the answers to your questions because I have never met any God or Goddess or Gods or Goddesses. It's possible that they are all fictitiou...

Yes, I know what Calvinists believe. It's not based on evidence. It's based on their interpretation of the Bible which is mostly fiction. Please see: ...

I love the song. Thank you for sharing.

Your answer is up to you. What it means for you is not necessarily what it means for others. I am completely certain about many things. I have already...

I have studied most of the religions on Earth but not all of them. I have tried praying to many gods and goddesses. None of them answered my prayers. ...

Yes, they happened to me. I am sorry you are feeling uncomfortable. Don't worry - I will spare you the gory details. You can do the experiments on you...

I have studied most of the religions on Earth. The Gods in various religions differ from each other. For example, the Allah of the Quran is very diffe...