But a more important question is is the reality of free will more important than the image-idea of it? We can only live our lives as we can, with the knowledge we have while doing so.
Exactly
It’s a pretty pointless question, because the outcome is the same regardless
The irony is not lost on me,
OP seems to be looking for concrete answers to some questions, which is impossible due to their very nature
Then you’re wasting your time, and ours
I’m nailing #2!
You can trust me about booze, and fisting
I know a lot about booze, and fisting
A couple of other things too, but those two are where I really shine
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Oh, and ignore all religious ideas about free will
You’re not going to get anywhere listening to fairytales
You’re welcome
There are many others with good ideas about free will, but the reality is that it doesn’t matter in the slightest. If we do have it, then we will act as we choose, if we don’t, then what we think we think we’re acting from choice
The outcome is absolutely the same, it’s just whether or not we’re prepared to take responsibility for our choices
It’s all unfalsafiable, so it’s in the realm of philosophy. There’s no evidence either way, so we may as well just be true to ourselves and enjoy the ride
What a magical coincidence!
Look at the works of B. F. Skinner
Free will is an illusion, but it doesn’t need to invoke a deterministic universe or anything so esoteric
The reality is that we’re born into societies that shape us. We can do great things with the personal agency that we have, but we will always be constrained by the things we’re taught, the things we’re not taught, and the world around us
It’s neither good nor bad, it’s just a part of life. It’s all about what we choose to do that matters
All we can do is our best
Probably shuffled off somewhere safe before the PR nightmare begins
This shit is where I draw the line at “live and let live”
Their stupidity is costing lives. The lives of those who don’t get a say
It transcends politics. There are stupid hippies who are ignorant and put the health of their kids at risk, but they’re a vanishingly small number in comparison to these hateful, ignorant morons who worship a rapist traitor to America
My favourite Cardigans song!
Posting my depraved “performance art” and interacting with my fans in the comments
My woman trolling each other back and forth
A few regulars from Askredditafterdark
That’s a sweaty motherfucker who will die alone and lonely
And we’ll be reading about him in the papers before too long for other reasons, without a doubt
He wants a dictatorship, so does his orange puppet
Brace yourself, America, it’s going to get worse and it may not get better.
Of all the things I despise about conservatives, it’s their hypocrisy that really sticks in my throat