RegularGuy

Well done. You give a very compelling argument. However, what implications does this have in your view wrt how we live our lives?

Ah. And is the proverb meant to be a normative claim or a metaphysical one?

What does “IIRC” mean?

The problem with atheistic scientists analyzing the truth value of religions is that they are usually more literal and fundamentalist about analyzing ...

I’m sure this is logically possible, but I have just never done it that I can remember. Perhaps I have some kind of deficiency because I am always dri...

So when do we start banning childbirth per this view? Or have I misrepresented your stance?

I’ve grown fond of your general tolerance of opposing beliefs that you’ve shown in other threads. Are you saying that you have no good reasons to call...

A sincere thanks to you, sir. I’ve given it some more thought, and I’ve realized that each of us has a perspective that I/we can learn from. It’s not ...

Atheists are the biggest fundamentalists of all. Most people who believe in God as Love see Her as a Presence that can be called upon for strength, pa...

The point of living shouldn't be to maximize one's own pleasure. It would be infinitely better to avoid inflicting unnecessary harm to others if maxim...

You’re being a judgmental prick.

I didn’t pay back my student loans, but that “choice” was fully determined by circumstances beyond my control. The stress of living in the ghetto wher...

I agree with what you wrote in your essay. Nice job.

Okay. My view is that our choices are fully determined by mental states (or brain states) of which we cannot be metaphysically responsible for. Howeve...

I’m trying to wrap my head around what you’re saying and I’m stuck on this, viz. one has an intention to go to C but one may also have an intention to...

lol

You’re awesome

It seems you are giving a modified account of LFW. Compatibilists believe in determinism. They just mean by “free will” that one is not being coerced ...

Nobody feels sorry for the privileged. That’s just a fact of life.

So what?

When they give up at least some of their hegemonic political power.

Of course! We should all agree to that.

Who knows?

Yeah, but it involves arousal, which isn’t possible for the strictly heterosexual.

strange. I don’t get it.

lol

Very well. I just recalled a time when a man forced a kiss on me, and I swear my penis actually retracted into my abdomen. And I don’t think this man ...

Straight men couldn’t get it up for another man. You’re talking about bisexual men.

I suppose one could choose randomly. I just never do as far as I’m aware. Perhaps that’s my brain damage.

And the program you did ultimately choose was not fully determined by your brain states? Your memory, beliefs, mood, and particular desires at the tim...

Can you give an example of a random choice you’ve made today?

Does one really do this? It seems that any deliberative choice is fully determined by brain states, and the only way choices are like rolling dice is ...

If String Theory is true, then even quanta’s behavior is fully determined. However, String Theory is also very strange.

Leibnitz was strange, too.

That’s a very strange claim.

Are you suggesting that quanta could have LFW? I’m sure that’s not what you meant. Could you flesh out the details for the argument for LFW wrt quantu...

Furthermore, a decision or choosing is nothing like the behaviors of quanta.

Then no. I don’t see how LFW makes any sense.

On further thought, perhaps a conscious mind CAN influence quanta. However, strict reductionists would call this a function of nature. If the mind sim...

It seems to me that quantum indeterminacy is a function of nature, not a function of a free agent. So no. This does not help the LFW cause. Edit: A fr...

I recommend History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell as a good refresher.

I’m sorry for your struggles. I’m in the same boat.

I think it is very easy for the non mentally ill to tell you that everyone has problems. The problem with that is they have never been extremely menta...

I just don’t find it helpful. I know how I’m supposed to think and behave. I just find it extremely difficult in practice. Plus, I’ve had some very un...

Yes. I’ve overdosed five times.

I have schizoaffective disorder with depression according to my doctor. My wife says I get manic at times, too, but my doctor hasn’t observed this. I ...

I’ve struggled with impulsivity my whole life. I’ve dealt with mental illness my entire adult life. Patience is difficult when one is under a lot of s...

Perhaps he was giving an account of Bertrand Russell’s and John Searle’s theories of descriptors? I don’t know. I’d have to read the paper again.

Well done! (Pun intended)

I suggest writing the body of your paper first, going where logic dictates, and then you will know your thesis.