Hi Ian, Ian: > Saying our free-will is "part random" is not the same as saying it's "by its > very nature unpredictable" is it !
Steve: Perhaps. Would you agree if I had added the term "somewhat" before "unpredictable"? The point is that adding more unpredictability doesn't give us more freedom. Quite the opposite. Ian: > It's just honest to recognise that our will is subject to chance too Steve: The issue isn't whether or not it is true or "honest." What I am objecting to is the notion that unpredictability is the thing that is needed for freedom. Ian: - and > it's beneficial two ways - we can take account of the unpredictability in > our willed choices and actions, through guesses, percentages, margins for > error, plan-B fallbacks, etc - AND - when we get it wrong we learn > something from what we didn't expect, and evolve our will. Steve: All this is about trying to take more control (more power, more freedom) by becoming _better_ at planning and making predictions. 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
