On Apr 5, 1:37 pm, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Stathis and Brent, > > I'll respond to both at once since they are the same core objection: > > "Why does feeling have to have "purpose"? " > > "I can't even conceive of what it would mean for them > to be justified. " > > They have to be justified and have a purpose because that is what a > deterministic universe would require.
Nope. Determinism requires efficient causes,, not final causes or purposes. > Otherwise I can just say that a > deterministic universe includes libertarian free will, ghosts & > goblins, whatever. Libertarian free will contradicts the requirment for sufficent causes. The others don;t contradict determinism. > What business does a feeling have being in a > universe that is essentially a very sophisticated clock? Something happened that would cause a feeling. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
