[OT] Plato's Pub and Philosophical Society

[Fyron]

Leaving things alone is the only way to allow freedom of choice...

But do we actually have freedom of choice (will)? Don't answer in religious terms, but philosophical ones (eg: don't say, "the [insert holy scripture here] says...", as that is no argument at all).

We do not have freedom of will. What happens in the future is determined by the laws of nature and what has happened in the past. I never actually chose to attend college. I am attending it because the events of my life have all added up to cause such an event to occur. There was really no choice to be made on my part. I do not ever make a conscious choice between eating food and not eating food. According to the laws of nature, the cells in my body will begin to die without a constant supply of energy (in the form of glucose). So, I eat food. I do not eat it because I actively set out to eat it. Just a few examples for contemplation.