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Old 05-11-2008, 09:49 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nick Treklis View Post
Because it can never be falsified no matter the circumstances.
I know you guys have said this plenty of times but I still don't understand it ... the whole free will concept and all .... I have tried to understand but it simply makes no sense to me ....

How can I not have free will? I know you say it is an illusion that I have free will but

it seems that I have the free will to make choices everyday and I do ... had I turned left instead of right to get home I would have missed the car wreck that made me miss the call that I was waiting for .... and on and on .... is it the illusion that we have choice and that it is all just random results ... if so then why make choices because what is going to happen is going to happen ... I just don't get it ...

you guys need to really "dummy" this down ... hey I know ... let's utilize the "No kid left behind" philosophy and lets say I'm the dumbest kid in the class and no one gets to graduate until the dumb kid gets "it" .....

yes I like that idea ... I honestly want to understand what this means .... remember George Bush says you can't leave me, the dumb kid, behind .....come on have pity on me ....

(I know I clown around a lot but this time I am stone cold serious)
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