To all intents and purposes we have freedom of will , so follow your reason and not your impulse.
On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:54 PM, pol.science kid <[email protected]> wrote: > will freedom of will beovercoming the impulse and making a decision > otherwise..or will it following your instinct against your reason.....why > does one need freedom..... > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:01 PM, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My nature consists of the forces within me which bind my freedom of >> will. In that context it can be said that your nature is separate from >> you. >> >> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:32 PM, [email protected] >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > And you and your nature is seperate? >> > >> > >> > >> > On Feb 27, 3:20 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Whether you adapt or you revolt , in either case it is not you but >> >> your nature which makes the choice. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 7:06 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Adaption may be phoney/false in order to survive/prosper/get along. >> >> > Afterall, a child is controlled in beliefs and behaviors by his >> >> > parents. The child cannot even change its name unless it goes to >> >> > court- even marriage only changes the last name. (I was named to >> >> > match >> >> > family monograms on linens, silver and as a bone tossed to my >> >> > father's >> >> > ego and my mother's determination to establish a stake in a failing >> >> > marriage.) The brain is not mature until the mid-twenties. >> >> >> >> > We should discuss motive and its role in making choices. Often motive >> >> > is not apparent until you are beyond the choice or older and in the >> >> > ruminating stage. >> >> >> >> > Women developed manipulation to an art form. Power is another >> >> > important element in choice. >> >> >> >> > It is human to try various adaptions on for size. I thought of a line >> >> > the other day: I tried on sin but found it unbecoming. >> >> >> >> > Some conditions are beyond human choice and adaption- violent acts of >> >> > Nature, war zones, political and social clamps, etc. >> >> >> >> > If the more capable individual has adapted to baser systems, where's >> >> > the courage or intelligence? >> >> >> >> > On Feb 26, 11:48 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> It is in the nature of an organism to adapt to his environment , >> >> >> whether it is conscious or unconscious. The more capable an organism >> >> >> the better its coping behaviour and adaptability , that which you >> >> >> cannot change you adapt to. >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > So is morality/religion a means/tool of adaptation? >> >> >> >> >> > On Feb 26, 9:17 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> It depends upon man's nature and the opportunities in his >> >> >> >> environment >> >> >> >> that result in successive environments. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:36 AM, kenny <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > "and how shall man hope to see himself as nature made him, >> >> >> >> > across all >> >> >> >> > the changes which the succession of place and time must have >> >> >> >> > produced >> >> >> >> > in his original composition". rousseau >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Feb 25, 9:32 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> We have choice but it is limited by our motivational forces. >> >> >> >> >> We go to >> >> >> >> >> a restaurant and order food by choice but according to our >> >> >> >> >> taste buds >> >> >> >> >> or health habits. Our freedom is bound by many factors , some >> >> >> >> >> of which >> >> >> >> >> we are not even aware of. The choice is ours and the >> >> >> >> >> responsibility is >> >> >> >> >> ours but the motivating force behind the curtain is determined >> >> >> >> >> by our >> >> >> >> >> nature. On being confronted by a bully the meek among us act >> >> >> >> >> with >> >> >> >> >> timidity but the bold among us act with aggression. Our nature >> >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> >> determined to a large extent by factors beyond our control , >> >> >> >> >> we are >> >> >> >> >> not responsible for our genes or the environment in which we >> >> >> >> >> were born >> >> >> >> >> and yet they are responsible for our nature. The desire to >> >> >> >> >> change >> >> >> >> >> ourselves , to improve ourselves comes from within us and is >> >> >> >> >> innate in >> >> >> >> >> us , what we see as our freedom has causative factors of which >> >> >> >> >> we are >> >> >> >> >> not aware. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 7:21 PM, pol.science kid >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> > I was thinking...it is our ability to make a choice that >> >> >> >> >> > makes us >> >> >> >> >> > moral beings....but is it necessary that animals dont make a >> >> >> >> >> > choice...and do we really make an active choice....and i >> >> >> >> >> > would like >> >> >> >> >> > someone to talk about responsibility in the same sense...- >> >> >> >> >> > Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > \--/ Peace >
