On determinism
I believe: we do not know enough of how the human mind works to conclude that just because events happen in a chronological order that implies a cause-and-effect relation. Probably so, I agree with you. Definitely so? Arguable. I will kick you. Use leg to kick! Ok, I mean, for me I do not understand enough of the world to decide whether free will exists or not. i.e. I neither agree nor disagree...your statement might or might not be true, but I do not have the same level of confidence as you to accept the statement.
BUT! If you're really interested to hear what the actual philosophers have been saying:
"Because free will is taken to be a necessary condition of moral responsibility..."
Do we have free will? "The will has also recently become a target of empirical study in neuroscience and cognitive psychology." Yep. That's my (hopefully) future area of specialisation. I can start locking people up in black boxes.
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3 Comments:
hmm.
i have officially gone bonkers wading through that website in the wee hours of the morning. but it is interesting though, the different angles covered.
occ's point comes under...here:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/incompatibilism-arguments/#4
3:01 AM
ya, i read abt it before, thing is, there is no wway to refute the basic argument by galen strawson. its not my homework lar, just tat i cant think of a way to refute it, it works irregardless of indeterminism or determinism.
3:17 AM
I just skimmed thru it...
to me is a whole basket of different arguments, just pick and choose which concurs with your beliefs and world-view (the one which makes most sense to you)
I don't think like you, i.e. my assumptions are more...liberal.
3:31 AM
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