[Harris] > the concept of free will is a non- > starter, both philosophically and scientifically.> thoughts, moods, and desires of every sort > >simply spring into view—and move us, or fail to > move us, for reasons that are, from a subjective > point of view, perfectly inscrutable.
Suppose I find a wallet with ID. I might keep it. That in the past I returned it to its owner, does not show I have free will, for those were different circumstances. But as I deliberate, I feel guilty & decide to return the wallet. Then I rationalize: the owner was careless, why should I do them any favors? These thoughts are not inscrutable. More importantly, there is no reason to suppose that my decision is fore-ordained before I go thru the actual deliberation. Harris has not shown why this doesn't give free will a foothold. Craig Craig 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