--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "matrixmonitor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > The fact that we can't tell if our will is free or not; leaves the > door open for an ironic paradox: we can act AS IF our will is free, > even if it isn't, and not be the worse for wear. We can't even tell > if our actions are "really" free will or not. > This begs the question: Say 't Hooft's theory is true, and we don't > have free will; but we are not given that information. Note our > actions under that circumstance; and then ask, would our actions > differ if 't Hooft's theory is false? Pershaps not, due to the > possible corollary of Conways: that there's no way for us to tell.
This is why I don't understand why some folks are so thrown by the idea of determinism. If determinism were true, it would make absolutely no difference. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Hik1AB/bOaOAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
