On 27 Aug, 14:45, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > I agree. In other parts of the book, I explain that our lack of
> > TRUE free will is perfectly masked by the fact that we have no access
> > to the future. If we did, everyone would know I speak the truth.
> > Thus the line, "blessed are those who believe and have not seen." The
> > same logic applies here. The lack of access gives the perfect
> > appearance of free will and there no way to escape that appearance,
> > other than seeing the whole of space-time as a single unit. Einstein
> > saw it, but HE kept his mouth (mostly) shut. I refuse to keep my
> > mouth shut, though some people wish I would. ;-)
>
> Yet we do have some access to the future by dint of experiance. I
> know that If drink more that three cups of coffee in the morning by a
> little before midday I shall be in the tiolet. Does this count as
> knowledge of what shall happen in the future?
Not in the least. It is a clear example of speculation about the
future in the present based on past experience. It's one of those
acts that helps make us believe we have choices because we can
speculate about possible outcomes. But speculation is always done in
the present and it is based on the past.
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