Daniel Sjöstedt

Absence of free will does not equal absence of intentions, so again, I have to disagree.

Yes. Why would it be impossible to speak about consciousness if it were an epiphenomena?

Seems fair so far, but what then is the role of consciousness? Couldn't all of this be done without conciousness? Or would it be impossible?

Is your view that there is something immaterial about consciousness? Or that there is at least something about it that does not follow the classical l...

Sorry for any confusion; English is not my first language. The laws I am talking about are the laws that determine the motion of bodies in the univers...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion

I think that the laws of nature have been pretty well defined. And I don't think I'm ready to dispense with them without some sort of alternative. Do ...

I think the argument is that the brain recieves information from the outside world, but both the brain and the outside world is deterministic. But, yo...

You believe that the choice has a deeper origin? In the will? What, then, controls the "will"?

On the contrary, a determined universe seems really terrifying, which is why I am trying to look for a strong counter argument ^^ But how do you addre...

Sure, but wouldn't that imply that we have no basis for knowing anything about free choices? A sort of kantian "thing in itself"? And what is the diff...

So how do you respond to scientists who have carried out studies where they are able to predict the choices of people, before they have "made the choi...

I don't see why free will is necessarily connected to praise / blame. Mostly, the purpose of praise and blame is to negatively/positively reinforce ce...

Evolutionary theory does indeed answer the question of why things act as they do. I was not looking for an evolutionary answer per se, I was looking f...

Natural selection may not have a purpose but it certainly has reasons. Every human that I know of is able to experience this kind of beauty, so I am w...

No, but it is still a "good" feeling :) And that's why I asked about tragedy - I wonder what the reason might be for getting a "good" feeling from som...

I actually think I would describe those experiences as pleasing.

I completely agree :D But I am trying to understand the origin of a specific behavior, so it makes sense to ask why it developed in the first place.

I know, I can't find an evolutionary reason for developing a sense of beauty before tragedy, but logically, shouldn't there be an evolutionary answer ...

On the metaphor, then: maybe someone can elaborate on how Nietzsche uses the metaphor of women? :)

Ah, well I happen to be a fan of his poetry, so I guess that's why I'm interested in discussing the quote ^^