On Friday, March 15, 2013 2:06:50 PM UTC-4, yanniru wrote: > > Apparently the legacy view negates free will. >
I think it does in many people's minds - or it would if they took their own beliefs seriously. Craig > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Craig Weinberg > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > What does it mean to 'lose control' of something? > > > > Your car, your bladder, your gambling, your pet Rottweiler... > > > > What are the broad physical principles involved? What are we talking > about > > when we refer to this, and why is it something that can have > consequences > > considered to be 'serious'? > > > > It would seem that the legacy view is to simply deny that this phrase > refers > > to anything in particular. All processes are simply probabilistic > exchanges > > and clockwork mechanisms which are not 'controlled' by anything in > > particular to begin with. > > > > Craig > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Everything List" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
