March 20th, 2003, 01:55 AM
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Re: [OT] Plato\'s Pub and Philosophical Society
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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
do we actually have freedom of choice (will)?
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Why sure we do - even if you postulate that everything there is to a person is based solely on the various chemical and physical properties of that person's constituent elements, there is still the problem of Quantum Mechanics. The exact processes of the brain are poorly understood, but it is known that many of the processes run on an infintesimal scale, at which point the local randomness of QM becomes significant, which eliminates determinism as viable, leaving free will as a tenable approach.
Besides, I have to remind myself to eat. I can very easily get caught up in something and forget....
Edit: I kan't spell....
[ March 19, 2003, 23:56: Message edited by: Jack Simth ]
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