<<<"out of nothing, nothing is".>>> Ah... Thank you for the translation, Minervalis. Now I can respond. With regard to all things in the physical universe...
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Fortunatus
tlfortunatus
May 1, 2002 10:56 pm
Hello, As usual, I am pressed for time. So, as usual, this will be briefer than I would prefer. ... Yes, there are. Some are to my left and some are to my...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 1, 2002 11:41 pm
hmmm... Interesting. But I'm sure that we could refine the experiment to 'filter out' any such differential stimuli as left hand/right hand preference, or the...
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Fortunatus
tlfortunatus
May 2, 2002 1:22 am
... Even assuming that I can no longer have any sensation from my body, you still haven't removed any right-left bias I might have--though you could flash...
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Jan E Garrett
chrys1943
May 2, 2002 2:17 am
I excerpt from Rick's attempt to prove uncaused free will: "Now I suppose that a counterargument to this will be that the selection of one of the twelve...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 2, 2002 3:26 am
More interesting still! I find this most stimulating, thank you for taking the time to indulge me in this matter, Conrad. Much appreciated! <<< And, if you...
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dchave@...
May 2, 2002 9:21 am
... What it means is every thing, including the virtues! Is virtue or wisdom a by- product of chemistry? Simply ... It is interesting you use an analogy of...
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charlesbricebroadway
charlesbrice...
May 2, 2002 9:56 am
I'm still thinking about the pain/pleasure topic. Clearly, hedonism as defined as pleasure being the chief component of happiness is one that is erroneous esp....
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 2, 2002 11:27 am
<<< And, if you do successfully remove all causes, then you will only have succeeded in creating an uncaused event. >>> It is not possible to create an...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 2, 2002 11:35 am
Yes Minervalis, I meant to follow up on our interesting conversation about the gods, but I took a long digression down the free will argument path. Apologies. ...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 2, 2002 11:51 am
I agree 100%. In the experiment I have described, I understand that I am causing (i.e. forcing) a person to make a choice. The event (the choosing) does...
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labienus@...
tlfortunatus
May 2, 2002 1:22 pm
Hello, ... You are quite welcome. ... I agree, it doesn't. The physical aspects of the experiment and the baggage I bring into it, however, do. ... Mere...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 2, 2002 3:19 pm
Hello Rick, ... and internal differentiating stimuli have been neutralized and/or equalized.<<< One important and potentially revealing feature of free actions...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 2, 2002 10:41 pm
Thoughts on television: Charles, I generally agree with your comments about the vast majority of TV programs being crap. I have written letters to the ...
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dchave@...
May 3, 2002 12:19 am
... Looking at the larger picture...mostly the starvation and overall poor living of millions around the world is the result of robbery, not innactivity. Take ...
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charlesbricebroadway
charlesbrice...
May 3, 2002 12:30 am
The purpose of my ascetic practices is simply to accustom me to future hardships that may come. I see no virtue at all in the acts themselves but merely as an...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 3, 2002 4:16 am
Okay, here is my last note on free will. (Unless I come up with some new brainstorm in the future that I haven't thought of yet.) I realize neither of us...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 3, 2002 11:49 am
... So how do you indicate what your choice is? Either to yourself or to someone else. And how do you confirm that choice 10 seconds later if there is no way...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 3, 2002 12:44 pm
<<<So how do you indicate what your choice is? Either to yourself or to someone else. And how do you confirm that choice 10 seconds later if there is no way to...
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labienus@...
tlfortunatus
May 3, 2002 2:36 pm
... I hope you will then forgive me for taking the last word. I still see three flaws in the sphere experiment as a tool for demonstrating free will. The...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 3, 2002 6:50 pm
... I think, as Stoics, it is important to distinguish actually being happy from merely thinking that you are. With respect to using the term 'happy' these two...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 3, 2002 7:11 pm
... Our aim is to live in accordance with nature, and many of the things we do are naturally pleasurable. If they were not, we would be unlikely to do what is...
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R&F Bamford
scipan_rick
May 3, 2002 11:13 pm
Today I found a website (link below) that explained the compatible position between free will and determinism. I believe I have made the mistake the author...
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Caleb Williamson
caleb@...
May 3, 2002 11:45 pm
In my translation he says he was inspired to take a plank bed, and "other things pertaining to the Grecian discipline," and that makes it sound like an acetic...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 4, 2002 9:40 am
Hello RIck, Thanks for your post about determinism and the link. Other good sites on this question can be found at ...
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charlesbricebroadway
charlesbrice...
May 4, 2002 9:51 am
Here's a topic that provokes more needless distress than any I know except maybe death. I am an American (and a world citizen), and it is a foreign idea to ...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 4, 2002 10:00 am
... You can get a plumber in the US for as little as this!!?? Turn that into UKŁ, add half as much again, and that is what it cost me to get my shower fixed...
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charlesbricebroadway
charlesbrice...
May 4, 2002 10:05 am
Here in America, we have this thing known as the free market. It makes prices go down. You guys across the pond should give it a try. ... cost me to ... and do...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 4, 2002 10:09 am
As a Marxist, perhaps I ought to make a brief response: ... No, it's not the wealth that is evil but the way is it obtained and the system that both makes this...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
May 4, 2002 10:16 am
Hello Charles, ... makes prices go down. You guys across the pond should give it a try.<<< I don't see the difference (except in price) that you seem to see. ...
