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Ok. So basically podcast 1233 is the greatest thing I've ever heard. It's just a slight over 1 hour, I highly recommend you give it a listen. I listen to it and feel like a god damned hero, which is a great contrast against droning armies of the double speak zombie masses. I was curious, are...
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[quote user="GregG"] So, a safer - and in the long run, more certain - technique, is to appeal to our relgious conditioning. You are selfish and thoughtless and must be punished for your sins! Either you can accept our worldly punishment now, or you will suffer an eternity of suffering later...
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Hello Metric, It seems to me the problem you outlined might be centered around the broad physical application of Determinism and what I consider the erroneous phylisophical ramifications that are often if not usually assumed along the same lines. Scientifically, determinism is completely valid (and long...
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[quote user="Dave Bockman"] My understanding of free will is that it is at least partially, if not substantially defined as the ability to compare reality to an abstract concept in our minds, and then act accordingly. [quote user="simonides"]"Free Will is being able to choose...
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This thread is obviously not one in which I am inviting people to seriously debate in favor of Determinism, but I was hoping that someone could help me understand what has always seemed to me like an obvious objection to the argument I commonly hear against Determinism on FDR. As far as I understand...
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[quote user="Ezekiel"] This is a community of mostly honest and open people; so, most people don't dig on the anonymity. [/quote] Understandable. [quote user="Ezekiel"] I would imagine most people here are very proud of what UPB does for secular ethics. [/quote] I hope that when...
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I could not find this topic thread, sorry if I'm reposting it (and if possible, a merge would be appreciated). This is directed at Stefan, RE: the determinist caller at around 1 hour into the show. Stefan, I cannot formulate the argument that some special "free will" property exists. Let...
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Since this is the forum on which to introduce yourself, I thought I'd try it. I recently came here from stefbot's YouTube page because the RAM on my computer was down the gutter, and so I wanted to get the audio and thus not demand as much RAM (thus resulting in a crash). I came to Stefan's...
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By the way, I thought this guy made some really great, calm, thoughtful and clear-spoken videos on the free will topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMhdq73YoB4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llfTHKuVGec
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[quote user="HCLivess"] Allright, I'll try to get straight to the point. I recently watched Stefan's youtube debate with those other three guys (at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITkQUYwZxgE ) and I have some core notes. The point Stefan was trying to reach was that an indeterminist...