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Ciaran

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I don't mean to derail the reading group, but having read the thread so far, I'd really like to know what people think Wittgenstein was trying to do b...
December 13, 2018 at 12:19
Yeah, it depends on your objective for coming up with a theory. Obviously with science we want to use our theories to make predictions, and (under an ...
December 13, 2018 at 11:36
Yes, I see where you're going. The fact that we can demonstrate it is possible to experience a choice which is out of character, but nonetheless deter...
December 13, 2018 at 11:23
Yes, so if we 'choose' to sleepwalk through life, we must also 'choose' to stop sleepwalking, yes? But if we must 'choose' to stop sleepwalking, we mu...
December 13, 2018 at 10:27
I may well be missing something, but to me, the answer seems simple. Our decisions are mostly made by our brain's internal workings, occasionally some...
December 13, 2018 at 09:56
I think I understand the gist of what you're saying, but I'm talking about the first decision. In your terminology, the decision whether to "wake up" ...
December 13, 2018 at 09:26
You seem to be suggesting that there are two options for acting; "in character" and "out of character". If so, then the first decision which needs to ...
December 13, 2018 at 08:55