> > ...I'm on the free will side, but don't > > see how the question can be resolved > > logically. > > turquoiseb: > IMO only those indulging in confirmation bias > believe that ANY philosophical question can be > "resolved." :-) > There are millions of proofs for determinism that can be cited every day - shit flows downstream and everything falls down. There is not a single proof for the existence of a 'Free Will'. Can you think of one?
If there was a free will, you could fly up into the air and hover or change lead to gold. If there was free will, you will yourself to be enlightened and you would not have to practice yoga - you could just 'will' yourself to be anything you wanted to be. It is much more simple and pragmatic to just accept causation and forget the metaphysical. There once was a Chinese sage who, always looking up at the clouds, fell into a ditch and hurt himself real bad. So, be careful of what you believe in - like a snake picked up by the wrong end could bite you. You're already smarting from the licking you just got from Judy, so before you start posting your philosophy, THINK first.
