Sat 12 Jul, 2025 09:51 am - Hi all, it's been a long time since I've been here. I’d like to continue where we left off if anyone is interested. The implications of where this discovery leads are far-reaching... (view)
Mon 1 May, 2017 12:21 pm - I think the confusion lies in the comparison between manners (which implies doing what you are told out of social custom), and values. So for argument's sake, let's take out the word... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 02:08 pm - [quote="Infrablue"]He did not say that free will was not true
Oh, I think he's pretty convinced of that. In page 22, Lessans states that man's will is not free. Then in page 28... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 12:53 pm - Maybe we're not on the same page, but we're somewhere in the same book.
The unbound Will is an image of meaninglessness. Or... the unbound Will does not exist. The two statements... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 09:51 am - peacegirl: I happen to agree with you. I don't know what you've read of this book, but the author never said we don't have a will, which is part of our personal experience. He is... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 09:37 am - peacegirl wrote:
What many people do is find ways to get around the penal system in order to get what they want. In fact, some get great satisfaction in just seeing if they can beat the system and... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 08:08 am - peacegirl: I happen to agree with you. I don't know what you've read of this book, but the author never said we don't have a will, which is part of our personal experience. He is... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 05:37 am - peacegirl wrote:
Having the desire to hurt me would never be enough to justify what you are contemplating...in the new world, that is.
joe: Well, that may be true, but then we never get to the... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 05:26 am - If you believe we can reverse time and undo what has already been done, then you will disagree that free will cannot be proven true. But I accept this fact. If you don't, then you are... (view)
