Ever read Aesop, Steve? The fox in deciding the grapes are probably sour, decided to dislike what he prefered. Easy.
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:24 AM, Steven Peterson <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all, > > A person often has the ability to will a choice for what she prefers > among available options. She can even choose what she does not prefer > if only to prove she has that power. But she can't choose to prefer > what she doesn't prefer. Can she? > > Are we not therefore slaves to our preferences? We did not choose our > preferences, yet they determine everything we do. But according to the > MOQ, we literally ARE our preferences. Then WE determine everything we > do within the range of available options. Thus the whole question of > free will begins to look like nonsense. > > How could it ever aid in our decision making to determine whether or > not we have free will? I see the issue as a trumped up one invented to > put certain theological questions to rest. But it is one that a > pragmatist can find no use for. > > Next topic... > > Best, > Steve > 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/md/archives.html > 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/md/archives.html
