On Saturday, March 16, 2013 3:15:58 AM UTC-4, stathisp wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Craig Weinberg > <whats...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > >> You persist in saying that if the components of the system are > >> mechanistic then the system cannot control something. That is not the > >> way the phrase is normally used. > > > > > > What do you mean by 'control'? Can you define it? > > "Control" can be defined less controversially than "free will". I > control something if I can determine its behaviour according to my > wishes. >
What do you see as being the difference between free will and the ability to determine the behavior of something according to your wishes? Craig > > > -- > Stathis Papaioannou > -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
