Hello, BUT NOT SO FAST, IF YOU PLEASE. Assuming that such changes occurred within you, all that you can truly claim is that you might indeed have consciously...
I meant compatabilism is causal free will: we can change the causes.Therefore, there would be no randomness as in acausal free will.Yes, a cause, not of my...
Jack Angstreich <angstreich@...> wrote: I'm sorry but Mr. Garwood's assertions are unacceptable; no matter how much an irreducible randomness conflicts...
Everyone has their "take" on why America is having so many problems, but until now it has never really been explained with logic. Just consider this article. ...
Hello, I'm new in the group. I have been an economical determinist for the last years. Now I'm interested in Naturalism. I think sometimes that perhaps humans...
Hi Daniel, Welcome to the group. The determinants of religious belief are the subject of considerable study these days. Undoubtedly culture and biology both...
Hi everyone, I'm pleased to report that thanks to Ken Batts we've now posted a full length video presentation on naturalism given to the Freethought ...
Daniel: There may be powerful forces pushing us toward theism, but apparently it is not always successful, in other words there are other determinants which...
Hello All, I've been away too long; lot of "negative determinants" to get past over the last year or so; still not done with them. As a psychiatrist, for over...
... work ... our ... For ... which ... performance ... than ... of ... of ... There ... such a ... it ... which ... I'm ... for ... many ... My mental problems...
Hello, I hope I am addressing the proper party below; it's a bit confusing. First, one does not use one's determinants, one is used by them. Second, there is...
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Hi Folks, The CFN newsletter is just out, see here <http://www.naturalism.org/CFN%20Newsletter.htm> - quite a bit on determinism and free will, including a...
I am posting, for your inspection, an essay on determinism I wrote several years ago. It is eight pages long and I apologize for the length of this email but...
Dear Naturalist-Determinists, I'm writing to ask for your support to keep the Center for Naturalism a viable 501c3 non-profit, doing work that no other ...
Hello, I just joined this group. I have been what may known as a Causal Determinist for most of my life. In a world controlled mostly by Christians (thanks...
... people ... all ... By joining up with others and taking steps to promote the naturalistic, cause and effect understanding of ourselves given by science....
Hi Gunney here: I do not really believe i have a free will though there are things I seem to decide but most likely my choices were made before I was even ...
Gunney, can I quote you on this? I'm putting together quotes about the personal impact of determinism/naturalism from people who seem to have gotten something...
Hi, Be my guest. I have a few more remarks on the subject. Not complaints about life just my take on its ironies & injustices. cheers... The Gunney ... ...
In a message dated 1/8/2008 8:43:40 AM Mountain Standard Time, ... Or as an idling motor waiting for something or somebody to put me into gear. Or as an actor...
... motor, actor.. Gunney: Speaking strictly for me dick to much action.. whats trhe point? I mean if life was all that exciting & people were interesting yeah...
Jake: gunney are you then saying we are robots? I don't feel like a robot quite the contrary as a matter of fact. I am making decisions all the time. Are you...
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Arriving at the conclusion that everything has a predetermined fate can be mind boggling at first. Consider this... 13.7 billion (+- whatever) years ago the...
Ken, Great post although I differ with you on a few things which I would like to explore a little more if you have the time. :) I have a different view of the...
Rich, I really don't see a difference between "predestined" and "predetermined". If something is predetermined it is also predestined. They are one and the...
