On the freewill/determinism debate:
Excuse me if this has already been covered, I am fairly new to the discussion
as well, but my main problem with determinism, looking from a MOQ point of
view, is Dynamic Quality. When a person responds to Dynamic Quality, does
he/she step beyond the bounds of his/her existing concepts and values? From
my own reading of Lila, it seemed to me that this was not only possible, but
also the driving force behind evolution.
Take the example of the brujo that is discussed in Lila. Did this person,
who was raised in the same culture as the rest of the Zuni population, have
such different values from the rest of his society that he could not help
acting in such a radical manner? Or was he reacting to DQ, something beyond
his pre-existing values, thus propelling the evolution, the survival, of his
people? Obviously, values differ from individual to individual, even within
cultures, but it appears to me that there is much more occuring in this
passage than the story of a man who had very different values from everyone
else, and just couldn't help being a revolutionary figure.
I personally feel that I have control over my own actions. Much may be
determined by my values, but I do believe in freewill. Although this may be
an illusion, from my perspective, it is the obligation of the determinists to
prove to me why this freewill that I seem to be experiencing is actually an
illusion, and so far I have not been convinced, but I enjoy hearing the other
side....
Thanks
Owen
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