Hi Peter 'Don't do' is still free choice.
Someone can decide to set out on proving determinism if they want to, but if they do they have proved themselves wrong. DM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Corteen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [MD] Freewill vs. Determinism? > Hi David and all, > > does this come down to belief? > > Suppose I resolve to do something - and I do it! Free will has been > exercised. > > But suppose I change my mind later - and I don't do it. Free will > disproved? > > Regards > > -Peter > > On 22/09/2007, David M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> I've never seen what the big problem is with this issue. >> Some things are possible and others are not, and it is >> hard to know where the line can be drawn and it >> constantly shifts. >> >> Once we had clubs then arrows and now nukes. >> >> Then there were cave paintings, carvings, oil paintings >> and now moving pictures with sound. >> >> I am free to stand up or sit down. To type any >> of the words I know in any order I like. >> I am in England and not anywhere else. I cannot >> suddenly be in Scotland or India. But I can start >> heading towards them if I want to. I may reach >> my destination or I may die before I can. >> >> David M >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
