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  Re: Is free choice an illusion?  
From: Warp
Date: 14 Sep 2009 17:42:27
Message: <4aaeb8c3@news.povray.org>
Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Then I think you've trivially answered your question by making it impossible 
> to determine the answer of whether or not we have free choice.

  That's why they call it philosophy and not science. ;)

> >   I find it a rather odd definition. "If the consequences are too complicated
> > to be predicted by us, then it's free will acting there."

> More like "if even we can't predict what our own choice would be in advance, 
> then it's a free choice."

  I don't consider purely random events "making a choice" either.

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                                                          - Warp


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