On Apr 17, 11:32 pm, John Mikes <jami...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rex, Evgeniy and List: > > Are we speaking about a mysterious 'free will' that is unrelated to the rest > of the world and depends only "how we like it"? In my view our 'likings' and > 'not' depend on the concerning experience and genetic built in our mentality > (whatever THAT is composed of) in limitations of the perceived reality - the > basis for our mini-solipsism. We cannot slip out of our shoes and 'like' > something unrelated
We can gradually learn to change our tastes over time. - or, horribile dictu: opposing the stuff that > penetrated our mindset. > The idea of a Free Will was a good intimidating factor for religious > punishment of sins, means to ensure the rule of the church over the > gullible. Or for the courts in fault-finding. > We are 'rpoducts' of the world around us, not independent 'gods' (Bruno's > word). Can't we be products of the world *and* our own choices? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
