Steve said:
Again, what is it about determinism that has "devastating consequences" and
will "render your actions inert and your life meaningless"? ... Determinism
(pragmatically understood as the hope of explaining events in terms of causes
and effects) is a belief held to fulfill our desires to predict and control
things. .. How does that hope make you or James or anyone else suicidal?
dmb says:
Oh, I see. Your question is predicated on the assumption that determinism is
just pragmatically useful when we're doing physics. Now that I understand your
point, I see how ridiculous it is. Physics isn't one bit depressing but
determinism is, you unbelievable hack. I'm just not going to talk to you
anymore until get a dictionary.
determinism |diˈtərməˌnizəm|noun Philosophythe doctrine that all events,
including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the
will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that individual human
beings have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their
actions.
Because, you see, when I use the word "determinism", see, what I mean by
"determinism" is view that we are determined, which implies that we have no
freedom and that we cannot be responsible for anything we say or do. See?
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