... the ... house ... If there is no free will then poor Ayn Rand can hardly be faulted for being 'taken in,' can she? She had no choice. Just as you cannot be...
You do not have to believe in objectivist or libertarian free-will to believe that people make choices and should be held responsible for those choices....
... I saw no qualification or brand-names in SS's statement. SS simply said: "Objectivism is flawed by the Alpha & Omega of supernaturalism – the belief in...
Choice as its own determinant is logically injustifiable, it is merely causa sui. To whatever extent a choice is not determined by antecedent factors, it is...
... "Logically unjustifiable" is a pretty broad brush, don't you think? Perhaps the logic behind such a position simply has not occurred to you, Mike. First...
Mike: I decided to browse back a ways to see where you're coming from on this argument, and this post seems as revealing as any. ... [..] ... In that I think...
Homeostasis has nothing to do with the contradiction of causa sui, to which you subscribe if you believe choice is its own determinant. I do not know what you...
... According to Objectivism, an entity's nature determines its actions. "What a thing is determines what it does." Of course, this also sets up the...
... You are playing off the word "determines" as though it implies determinISM in the hard sense you seem to mean it. It need not. I believe it simply means,...
... to ... never ... to ... by ... Mike: I think I touched on almost everything herein in my other post. If that doesn't clarify, feel free to bring it up...
... That's just it. Logically, there cannot be a "third state". Logically, a single event is either determined or it is random. If you don't believe this to...
Below is a recent post by Marsha Enright on her "New Intellectual Forum" discussion list. I think it offers excellent psychological insights on what sorts of...
Whether you know it or not, Mike, "logically, a single event is either determined or it is random" can only be stated as an axiom. If you ever try to actually...
... By random, I mean an event that is uncaused. What I am expressing is not an axiom but a logically necessary truth. An event can either be caused by...
... What you call "third state" is just a common property of deterministic systems, so there is nothing new under the sun. ... Homeostasis can perfectly be...
... Are you under the impression that I said otherwise in either case? ... Not at all what? ... Are you under the impression I said otherwise? ... I await your...
... Yes, you posit your "third state" as an alternative to deterministic and random systems, and you describe your "third state" as "circuitous causality". I...
... That's right. And not all humans are equally capable of shaping themselves, doing inner work. Most do none at all, they go through life in a sleeplike,...
Nathan, Ha, ha. Steve P.S. ... for ... I never "fault" Rand, I merely am pointing out what appears to have taken place. It appears as if she was "taken in",...
... Steve, Watch your language dear. I don't know what neurons made you express yourself the way you did, but please, try to control yourself in future ...
... Perhaps his emotional center flooded out, causing a violent, upward flooding action, consequently disabling the control center. Just use a blow dryer on...
... Doesn't matter what anyone wrote at this point for purposes of this post. (rde) OK, what I want to know is are you discussing physics (particularly ...
Alya, I know you couldn't do other than post to me. You had no choice... (if I am wrong just tell me that you could have just as easily not issued this...
... I generally don't refer to it as "self-causation" and I don't see it as a third option. Denying that "all events are caused by previous events" is not the...
Steve, The matter is not up for discussion. Keep it civil or lose the privilege of posting anything at all. Allie ... (if ... issued ... was ... express...
Rich, Here's my rope around "it": NON-FREE WILLISM (NFWISM) POSTULATED: Non-free willism is the belief that man does not have libertarian free will. What is...
