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Old 12-03-2006, 10:47 PM
Skidoo Skidoo is offline
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Default Re: My Basic Thought On Free Will

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free = to have no external determinants

will = conscious purpose

free will = conscious purpose without external determinants

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So, if all of my actions are determined by the molecular configuration of my body at the time that I act, is that "free will" since nothing external is at work?

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Under those conditions, I'd say you would technically qualify as free. However, since consciousness is not, or at least has never been shown to be, reducible to molecular configurations, you would basically be an autonomous robot.
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