Nathan_Jr
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Any discussion called Determinism and the Illusion of Free Will can only ever be philosophical, but this does not preclude a biological/physical/chemical understanding. We are talking about human beings. Or, some of us are.
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My FIRST real discussion of determinism was in 1995. I was 19 in college. It was a philosophy class. We read St. Anselm, et al. The class was not pedantic. It was exploratory. Challenging. Real discussions. It required rigorous examination of linguistic implications. Defining terms and assumptions. Questions and answers and questions. Honest, critical examinations. It was mind-expanding.
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Right. Great. Good advice. I think I was raised right. What about Just The Way It Was? What evidence was suppressed by editing out the fire?
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If he can open his mind and discard confirmation bias, he might find this thread most useful.
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What was so controversial about Just The Way It Was that it needed the fire edited out of it?
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What was so controversial about Just The Way It Was that it needed the fire edited out of it? Did the etiquette booklet advise to stand up when the TMOG entered a room?
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Damn. Some John Wick shonta here. God, I wish I wrote this. Who is this?
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Read the Consider the Evidence thread. It's the most important thread of your life.
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You're deflecting. Learn how to compose a sentence. I know exactly what determinism is. It's not limited to chemistry and physics. Not sure why you insist on leaving biology out of the mix. I did ok. Honors Chemistry II. Not AP like you. Don't remember why I elected to take it. It was hard. I was better at English and History and Latin.
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This is the most important thread of your life. I encourage you to stay here and absorb and contemplate all you can. Post honestly; ask honest questions; think about your composition before hitting submit. What you can learn from this thread will allow you to learn so much more about everything. Literally, EVERYTHING.
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I don't think so. I've interpreted it into three different glossolalias and back into English. Nothing but bullshonta every time.
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Something here resonates with me. The paradoxical virtue of doubt, questions, introspection...maybe. Or, maybe I'm reading too much into your synopsis. I should read Ecclesiastes.
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Does the stomach use determinism to digest food? Something is fundamentally wrong with this sentence. Mike, as with thousands of your sentences, the composition is flawed, cumbersome. Consider usage, word choice, syntax, meaning. You love to blame others for not absorbing or understanding what you write, but you persist in these meaningless sentences. It's up to you to communicate clearly and effectively. It's not reasonable to expect your audience to figure out what you mean when you can't even compose a meaningful sentence. (I've interpreted this sentence into three different tongues. Still. No dice.)
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The light began to dawn.
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Brilliant! Among your best work.
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Indeed. But not according to Mike. He asserts an opinionated claim that science is a religion. You can find Mike on Facebook, midst all the facts, truth and confirmed bias.
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So creepy. This looks like a tactic narcissists use to seduce.
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Didn't realize you posted this before, or maybe I forgot. So much bullshonta sometimes, it's hard to remember where and when the snow fell. Need to renew my mind.
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Everybody is a genius about something? EVERYBODY?? Hardly. Not EVEN a hypothesis. It's merely an asserted claim of imagination.
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This looks good, Rocky. Thanks. Adding...
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Mike: According to this meme, an Eleventh Commandment of sorts, we should challenge everything we know. Nope. Did you even read it? It doesn't say that at all. Where did you get THAT? It says we must be WILLING to CONSIDER evidence and WILLING to ADMIT we are wrong based on the evidence. It says that intelligence is the ABILITY to challenge everything we know. At first, this meme seems like something worth knowing, it obviously is a fairly good idea. Who here can hear this meme and know it? Who here can then challenge this meme? */*/*/*/* Mike: You must ALWAYS be willing to consider evidence that contradicts your beliefs? Really? Always? No exceptions? Fair point. You should only be willing to consider EVIDENCE if you are interested in following it to the truth, whatever that might be. If you only want to confirm your bias and beliefs, ignore the EVIDENCE contradicting them. Mike: I do see some value to this meme, but "always" is a strong word. Is there anyone here intelligent enough to challenge this meme? The meme isn't about what to know, but HOW to know. I used to be stupid enough to challenge this meme, but that was a very, very long time ago. I have since put away those childish things.
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This is an excellent topic, Twinky. Relevant to every forum from "Doctrinal" to "Doctors in Their Own Imaginations." So much to comment on here, but I need to start with this, because it showed up in my feed yesterday. (Don't ya just love synchronicity.) This video addresses this very point, OS. It's a rather deep dive into cult indoctrination and cognitive dissonance. Lots of visual aids and charts. Informative and entertaining. Lots of answers to why and how this cult control could have ever happened. And I found it helpful in developing compassion for myself and others who have fallen into these traps.
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Will nobody read the tags? Those tags were established twice in the very beginning. We're WAY off topic with this bullshonta. This thread is NOT about free will and determinism, unless it relates to the stupidity of four crucified* or the manipulation of T7TMOG or the failure of the music coordinator and his waterhead baby. *New topic on the stupidity of Bullinger's four crucified coming soon! It will be a dandy.
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No doubt. Very little trying is required.
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This phenomenon of BELEEVING and denial has long fascinated and troubled me. If it's ASD or some other mental disorder, would this explain the word vomit of illogic? Do mental disorders cause this level of denial? Can he not help it? Is it all determined? Or, is the denial and irrationality of his own free will?
