This is an incredibly complex thing to explain, so I'm not going to try to too hard. But basically, I am no saying that we all have a fate that we are destined to fulfill, nor am I saying we have complete control over are actions. If you stop to think about what makes you act the way you do, can you find a concrete answer? Now those of you who are extremely relgious may answer with soul or some faith based response and really I am asking this question towards the more logic based thinkers out thier. I basically think of free will as non exsitent simply because every action i have ever done is caused from an action done to me, and that action was caused by an action done to it, and so on and so forth. And if something happens to me, lets say someone says hello, though i may be able to think of diffrent possible ways I could respond, I can only respond in one way, meaning that beacuse the person said hello, it triggered one and only one possible response from me given that scenario
2006-11-07
10:07:26
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My previous explination is obvioulsy leaving some to miss interpret my meaning. When I say thier is only one possible respone I mean this for anything. For example if someone said hello, I could respond in any numerous ways, wether I say Hi, or flick them off, or run away screaming, all of which are possible, BUT thier is onyl one respone im going to give. ONLY ONE. Thought I may think about what I am going to say or do, i will only react in one way, wether its not saying anything or just speaking random words, whatever i only have one reaction. If you were to theoretically go back in time and replay the scenario exactly as it happend before with no knowledge of it happening i would respond in teh same way, meaning that beacuse the person said hello, they caused me to react in whatever way it was that i reacted. Its like typing 1+1 into a calculator it is programed to respond in only one way, as are humans. Every action was caused by a previous action.
2006-11-07
10:31:48 ·
update #1