David Prince wrote:
> Hey ya'll,
> I wish I knew more about your consensus on free will/determinism.
Can you
> point me to the messages? I have a reply about that topic sitting on
my
> desktop, but I have not answered it yet.
>
> I think that the concept of free will is a cop out. By saying a
person
> chooses his fate, we divorce ourselves of responsibility for
society's
> ills.
Hmmmm...free will does not necessarily imply that one chooses their
own fate. As I understand it, it implies that one chooses their own
actions. And it's interesting that you use the phrase "choose his
fate" when fate is "the cause beyond man's control that is held to
determine events" (Merriam-Webster) Therefore, by definition, one
cannot choose their own fate (although they can make choices that
determine what type of life they will most likely have. Well, at
least, as far as I can see, that is.)
Shalom
David Lind
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