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Calling all atheists:
Topic Started: Oct 28 2014, 07:51 PM (329 Views)
Giselle
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So if atheism is true...
Then the mind can be reduced to physics... which can easily be predicted and determined (is deterministic)...

Does this mean you have no free will at all? :-/

Edited by Giselle, Oct 28 2014, 07:51 PM.
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CJ
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A very minor case of serious brain damage

That's quite an interesting question, really! Unfortunately, I'm probably not philosophically trained enough to do the question justice :P .

Still, here are a couple of starting points:

1) Is physics really deterministic? What about quantum mechanics? There are competing models there, some of which are deterministic - but others aren't.
2) How exactly are we defining 'free will' here? What exactly does it have to be free from?
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Hedgehog121
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You should probably stop thinking so much imho
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Giselle
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rmnldr
Oct 28 2014, 09:14 PM
You should probably stop thinking so much imho
:lol:

Yep!! I really should!

*back to work on essay*

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GrieferLord
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this is indeed a good question and i suppose it is one that can be debated in true detail. I figure one believes what they wish and they are as free as they deem themselves to be. I'm rather open minded so lol.
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