Tue 9 Jun, 2009 12:04 pm - [QUOTE=richrf;67496]Sounds rather boring, but if that's the way you want to see your life, that's the way you want to see it. But, I try to make it a little more exciting (evidence).
I... (view)
Mon 8 Jun, 2009 03:50 pm - [QUOTE=iamsource;67150]What do you call EVIDENCE?[/quote]Evidence.
[quote]How do you define EVIDENCE?[/quote] Something that gives an indication to the truth of a belief, gives credence to a... (view)
Sun 7 Jun, 2009 10:51 am - Choice does not imply free choice.
I say that: You have options but there's no evidence that you have any option over which option you opt for
Dennett's Pseudo Free-Will that's... (view)
Sat 6 Jun, 2009 01:20 pm - [QUOTE=hue-man;66416][COLOR=Silver][COLOR=Black]I don't think he's trying to get atheists to call themselves something else. Brights is just the name of the movement. He uses the word... (view)
Wed 3 Jun, 2009 12:31 pm - [QUOTE=hue-man;66407][COLOR=Silver][COLOR=Black]Well as an atheist, I agree with you on the whole . Dennett's definition is a reconceptualization, but I don't think it's fair to say... (view)
Wed 3 Jun, 2009 12:11 pm - [QUOTE=Satan;66403]You just said there is no difference. How can we have the same experiences yet in one case be in control and in the other case not be?[/QUOTE]
Because in one case we control our... (view)
Wed 3 Jun, 2009 11:46 am - [QUOTE=Satan;66398]Well, if my experiences are the same then why does it matter? You're talking about a "perfect illusion" that we could never see through. I don't understand... (view)
Wed 3 Jun, 2009 11:28 am - [QUOTE=hue-man;66388]I agree with you, but people assume that we have free will because it appears that we do have conscious control over our actions. This of course could be an illusion but... (view)
Wed 3 Jun, 2009 09:22 am - What I think on the matter of 'free will':
Firstly:
I need a reason to believe in this 'free will' thing - I would think [B]no[/B] 'free will would be the default. Because... (view)
