--- In [email protected], "wayback71" <wayback71@...> wrote: > > Whoa, just a point to clarify here, since you and I have > been down this road before. Just because I suspect that > there might not be the free will it feels as if we have, > does not mean I think God is conducting the symphony. I > think it more likely that our responses that feel so > considered and "free willish" are mostly automatic > reactions to stimuli (all based on our brain structure, > neurotransmittors, and prior experiences), and by the > time our awareness picks up on the response, we have > missed the millions of tiny automatic responses and and > so assume our own free will - we - made the decision. > God does not have to enter this equation, and I doubt > that most "no free willers" here on FFL think that God > is doing it all for us.. > > Given your posts, which I enjoy even when I disagree and > about which I think Xeno got it just perfectly right, > this might mean you have a brain that enjoys trying on a > variety of outlooks, enjoys humor and variety, gets a > kick out of provoking sometimes, is creative, writes well. > But, since it sure feels like you are doing it, take credit > for it for as long as you can:-)
That's fair. But to be equally fair, I shall admit for the record that some time ago I offshored my FFL posting duties to an Indian guy in Srinigar. I send him rough ideas of the things I want people to think I'm thinking about this month, and he fleshes them out into FFL posts and Sends them under my ID. Meanwhile I get to work on another writing project, while paying him the occasional rupee or two to keep up my end of things here. He may, in fact, be the one writing this post. Be warned. :-)
