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Free Will . . . or Destiny: What Do You Believe?
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From: Cape Girardeau
To give a serious reply to this thread some definitions are in order, so I'll list the common words and their definitions with respect to our purpose.
Free = In control
Will = Deliberate intention
Free Will = The act of being in control and making a deliberate decision based on that
Destiny = A predetermined course
The immediate problem that arises is the fact that "Free will" implies that you have a choice, so we must also define "you" and "choice"...
You = A specified person
Choice = The act of selecting from options
You'll soon notice that no matter how hard you look for the definition of "you" (even using the OED), you'll
not find an exact definition for all purposes. The argument of what defines "you" is similar to the argument of Theseus' Ship (if you haven't heard of this argument take a moment to do a search on it). What part of "you" is actually you? What parts can you take out and still be you? What parts must be left? What really is essentially "you"? Digging deeper you'll find that each culture tends to put the centralized notion of "you" in a different place, making simple questions all the more difficult.
With this knowledge I have surmised that the original poster would need to clearly define the parameters of what constitutes "you", or no further analysis of the question can be made, and hence...no real answer to the question.
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Free = In control
Will = Deliberate intention
Free Will = The act of being in control and making a deliberate decision based on that
Destiny = A predetermined course
The immediate problem that arises is the fact that "Free will" implies that you have a choice, so we must also define "you" and "choice"...
You = A specified person
Choice = The act of selecting from options
You'll soon notice that no matter how hard you look for the definition of "you" (even using the OED), you'll
not find an exact definition for all purposes. The argument of what defines "you" is similar to the argument of Theseus' Ship (if you haven't heard of this argument take a moment to do a search on it). What part of "you" is actually you? What parts can you take out and still be you? What parts must be left? What really is essentially "you"? Digging deeper you'll find that each culture tends to put the centralized notion of "you" in a different place, making simple questions all the more difficult. With this knowledge I have surmised that the original poster would need to clearly define the parameters of what constitutes "you", or no further analysis of the question can be made, and hence...no real answer to the question.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by S2Kguy
[B]To give a serious reply to this thread some definitions are in order, so I'll list the common words and their definitions with respect to our purpose.
Free = In control
[B]To give a serious reply to this thread some definitions are in order, so I'll list the common words and their definitions with respect to our purpose.
Free = In control
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Cape Girardeau
Originally posted by EvoVII
hrmm, good question, I'll get back to you on that one, I'm torn between the two...
hrmm, good question, I'll get back to you on that one, I'm torn between the two...
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