proving free will to a person that does not want to believe in anything is an virtual impossibility.
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 2:04 AM, andrew vecsey <[email protected]>wrote: > RP Singh wrote: >> >> The script has already been written by God .................What you >> choose to do is preceded by specific chemical activity in the brain , every >> thought of decision is preceded by such activity , you are not the master >> of the body rather your body is your master. >> > > Did not god give man free will? Why would a god who created life and > created man create man just to blindly follow a script? What is the > purpose? As far as choice being preceded by chemical activity, I do not > think that that is correct. I think all choice is preceded by "thought". > First we sense something physical or we have an intuition, then we think, > then like you say our body gets ready to act by changing our chemistry, and > then and only then can we actually act. > > How can we prove if we really have free will and that we are not merely > programmed to follow a script? Being able to think/love is good enough > proof for me. Can you be programmed to think/love? I do not think so. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- ( ) |_D Allan Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. Of course I talk to myself, Sometimes I need expert advice.. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
