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Free Will
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If free will does not exist then should criminals be held accountable for their actions?
Free will is inconsequential for the punishment of criminals. I have devised a definitive answer for the que... |
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PerceptionWhat is life in general?
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I think being ourselves and feeling free to do so is an ideal that we all ache for. But the world is very different to the ideal that should be - children are abused and conditioned badly by their par... |
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Consciousnesswhat is free will?
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The current understanding according to neuroscience would suggest that there is no short term free will.
The brain processes information and sends signals to react to a situation far quicker than y... |
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God in ReligionIf god exist why doesn't he show himself to the world?
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You know what. I am glad I am godless. I am happy that I am free of fear of a mythological being. Also more important, should any of us been born in the Middle East into any of the popular religions,... |
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God in ReligionIf god exist why doesn't he show himself to the world?
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I'm a little bit confused by your reasoning lifelight.
It seems that most Christians have a warped view on what Free will is. How can free will be free will if it is so constrained by what you s... |
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Life & DeathAre We Ever Free
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eea...but what is a world that is all free? how would that world be??
i guess if there is no consequence on any action of any kind than we can be truly free...
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GovernmentIraqi Statue honoring President Bush
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The problem with free trade claims is the same as the problem with capatalism, they are not free and open, they are highly monopolized and abused.
Sweat shops exist because of these types of polic... |
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Consciousnesswhat is free will?
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I think i get it. One group says there is no free will, and the other group says --but of course there is, citing situations where choices are possible, and indeed choices are made.
Ok, here's... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
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i admitted to not knowing the answer, like i said, i dont understand the way god works.
but why is free will so important? why is the existence of pain and free will better than no free will? i don... |
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God in ReligionThe Problem of Evil
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the is a very simple response to this. god created it. god is the one who cursed the earth. he is the one who insites resentment and distaste and prejudice. he is the one who creadted deseas. i kno th... |
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War & TerrorismNews From Iraq
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Maybe a better measure of the translation of our liberties into those we are trying to impose on Iraq comes from G.W. Bush: "We want to make certain Saddam stays in jail after we leave."... |
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God in ReligionLoving, Kind, Forgiving, Blessing God?
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That's a fabulous point, Lefty. What if heaven is so boring that people want to revolt when they get there, unless (1) there is no free will to begin with (2) one loses free will when one gets to... |
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Reality & Metaphysics'reality'
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who says we do? thats the whole point behind impulses, instincts, obsessions, desires, needs, self preservation.
These types of things appear to actually dictate our very thought patterns and what... |
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Life & DeathAre We Ever Free
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A world that is all free would be a world with no boundaries. In a literal sense, that means we could all move in any direction we wanted to regardless of gravity. In a figurative sense, it would be a... |
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Free Will
60 Posts • 15024 Views
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To be more specific, yes we have a brain and the part we call the mind. But to know that the brain has different sections within it, to serve different purposes.
The cortex, the medulla. Basically p... |
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What IS existance?
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The only thing any of us have is our own reality, which is ofchourse subjective. We are so limited that we can't even answer the question of freewill. We ask, are we really making are own choices... |
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To Be Free
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To be free of my of genetic memory. To be free of my programmed enemies. To let be my so called tragedies. To be me in spite of anything.
When I think of my mother being hit by my father, I know it... |
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Free Will
60 Posts • 15024 Views
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What is free will?
It is the idea as a human, even in the most degrading of situations, we still have a choice.
Perhaps not major, perhaps not meager. But the fact remains, we do not have to speak... |
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FuturologyWhat do you think will happen in 30 years when experts say the earth's oil is tapped out?
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Easy. that big money from big oil has bought up all the free energy devices so in 30 years time there banks are going to be fat and then when the oil is up they simply produce the free energy devices... |
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Free Will
33 Posts • 9421 Views
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Good in theory Chris. But what happens if a person forgets and commits the crime? How do you tell if someone understands the crime? What happens to those who don't understand the crime? What happ... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismWhat is the root cause of atheist's disbelief and are they qualified to debate theism?
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I was taught; to: walk, speak, play an instrument, all academics, drive and learned because I trusted my teacher. Have I been brainwashed to believe I need to love my neighbor as myself, and be kind,... |
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spiders
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Stories & Poetry Forum |
For thine heart cares not of the brain,
Thee heart chooses it's victims,
Thy heart chooses one, and loves or hates,
Thee heart loving is compassionate,
Thy heart hating, shows no mercy,
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Science vs ReligionEvolution of God
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The beauty of Free will is just that, freedom.
We are free to commit sins, we are free to make our own theories, We are free to choose whom we follow.
It does say God is a jealous God. He Himself... |
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A realization
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I have realized that we as humans (all that live or have lived), are what we are. And no one can really fault us. Yes we have been given free will but we have no real clue as to how to chose. We have... |
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God in ReligionThe God Thread
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" You don't think it is right to believe in God than don't believe in God."
I don't intend to ;)
" But just because you believe God is false doesn't mean the rest... |
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