Non-sequitur. The free will pov doesn't state that physical matter has to be changed in any way. The mental intention is sufficient. One can say "I will a rock to levitate". The failure of the rock to levitate doesn't disprove the free will. Somebody did the apparent willing but the outcome wasn't as desired. The willing and the outcome are separate questions, related of course. http://www.fantasygallery.net/warren/art_0_warren29.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" <willytex@...> wrote: > > > > > > ...I'm on the free will side, but don't > > > see how the question can be resolved > > > logically. > > > > turquoiseb: > > IMO only those indulging in confirmation bias > > believe that ANY philosophical question can be > > "resolved." :-) > > > There are millions of proofs for determinism > that can be cited every day - shit flows > downstream and everything falls down. There > is not a single proof for the existence of > a 'Free Will'. Can you think of one? > > If there was a free will, you could fly up > into the air and hover or change lead to gold. > > If there was free will, you will yourself to > be enlightened and you would not have to > practice yoga - you could just 'will' yourself > to be anything you wanted to be. > > It is much more simple and pragmatic to just > accept causation and forget the metaphysical. > > There once was a Chinese sage who, always > looking up at the clouds, fell into a ditch > and hurt himself real bad. > > So, be careful of what you believe in - like > a snake picked up by the wrong end could bite > you. You're already smarting from the licking > you just got from Judy, so before you start > posting your philosophy, THINK first. >
