From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Dec 20 2000 - 03:43:59 MST
John Clark wrote:
>
> Dan Fabulich <daniel.fabulich@yale.edu> Wrote:
>
> > Everything is either deterministic or random.
>
> True.
>
But many deterministic things cannot be effectively predicted in their
outcomes. So, so what?
> >Neither of these, nor any composition of the two, constitute free will.
>
Do you have the ability to make choices among alternatives? Do we have
the ability to weigh your words and possibly be persuaded by them that
you are correct? No? Then why are we wasting time with something that
otherwise has no meaning. <yawn>
- samantha
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