Stathis wrote: *"I also have a very simple and straightforward idea of free will: I exercise my free will when I make a choice without being coerced...."* * * And how do you know that you are *not* coerced? your mind works on both conscious and (sub-? un-? beyond-?) conscious arguments that 'influence' (nicer, than 'coerced') your decisive process. Then again you may decide to 'will' against your best (or not-so-best?) interest - for some reason. You even may misunderstand circumstances and use them wrongly. All such (and another 1000) may influence (coerce??) your free decision. Continuing your sentence: * * * "...I never said that the laws of physics deny the possibility of free will, but free will is impossible if you define it in such a way as to be incompatible with the laws of physics or even with logic."* * * The "Laws" of physics are our deduction from the so far observed incomplete circumstances - they don't "allow" or "deny" - maybe explain at the level of their compatibility. The "impossibility" of free will is not a no-no, unless it has been proven to be an existing(?) FACT (what I do not believe in).
Logic is the ultimate human pretension, especially if not said 'what kind of'. John M -- 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.
