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  Re: Is free choice an illusion?  
From: nemesis
Date: 13 Sep 2009 15:00:01
Message: <web.4aad41189521b17eee97bae20@news.povray.org>
Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Chambers <Ben### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> > Alternatively, if "free will" is an illusion, then it is a useful one,
> > as it is the basis for many philosophies and, in fact, legal systems.
>
>   The main (highly) philosophical problem with there not being true free
> will nor true free choice is that it basically nullifies the entire
> concepts of sentience, independence and individuality. It's not you, a
> sentient being, a thinking individual, who is making the choices. Not
> really. Not at the most basic level. It's just a result of deterministic
> cause and effect and completely random unpredictable quantum fluctuations.
> You may be deluded into thinking that you are making choices, when in fact
> you aren't.

well, I'll choose to refrain from posting a reply!

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