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Welcome. Worldwide, social institutions fail to meet many modern needs of their populations. This phenomenon is rooted in the neurologically mediated illusion of so-called "Free Will"(FW). Despite exponential advances in science and technology, the poor performance of traditional social and political institutions implicates FW as a key, underlying flaw. Yet, ironically, FW remains the unquestioned philosophical paradigm implicit in essentially all strategies dealing with today's complex social problems. And since leaders believe that FW actually exists, they must vainly struggle to find workable solutions. What's worse, they do not even look for real causes because none are suspected beyond merely the "bad choices" that people make. Therefore, the long-standing myth that certain social problems are unsolvable exposes FW as ironically fatalistic. The ramifications drawn from the FW myth are incompatible with a vast, ever-growing and reproducible body of empirical knowledge about humanity. The overwhelming evidence reveals humanity to be an intrinsic component of the universe--not apart from it. Thus, to maintain FW as a paradigm for public policy making is an increasingly expensive, often cruel, and consistently futile endeavor. But, in this group, we share visions of a better world, one built upon a scientifically based model. We are interested in advancing the concept of Naturalism and how it may be applied to promote superior social reform, and to reduce suffering. The realization that FW is merely a seductive illusion embraces the genuinely promising reality of our determined universe. When minds begin to open to this we discover that there are indeed more wonderful things on earth, and in the rest of the cosmos, than were dreamed of in the mind of any prophet who has ever lived. Please join us in exploring this enlightened philosophy, with its profound ramifications for our species, and how, together, we can help create a saner, more compassionate world.

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Re: Determinism and Hobgoblins
... The definition of science, its history etc. all transcend the individual scientist. It is similar to religion in that participants feel a certain respect
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Re: Determinism and Hobgoblins
... That is called Webmail, which runs on a remote server via your browser. They seems all to be different, and formats are not very compatible with the old
Posted - Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:18 am
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Re: Determinism and Hobgoblins
Ok here it goes: > ... this may be true of some individual scientists, but not "science". That remains as it is defined, a product of the scientific method,
Posted - Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:31 am
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Re: Determinism and Hobgoblins
I don't really just type into the box hotmail gives me and send!! : ) Robyne > To: determinism@yahoogroups.com ... [Non-text portions of this message have
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Re: Determinism and Hobgoblins
What email software do you use?
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