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RE: Implications of the delusion of freewill

in #philosophy8 years ago

"But truth be told if you were him, [...] you would do the exact same thing."

That's axiomatically true, I don't think it proves the point the article is trying to make.

Cats can't taste sweet, if you were a cat, you wouldn't be able to taste sweet, because you're a cat. It's a bit circular.

"If you really do understand the concept of the delusion of free will you will see that there is no ground for negative emotions towards other people."

Well well, no need for that now, as it's not like the reader has a choice, according to this philosophy!

In the end it all boils down to belief, I guess. I prefer to believe I can influence the way my life unfolds, rather than being a ghost of a puppet, doomed to think it can make a change and improve, while in fact the whole script was already set in stone.

It's like that movie, The Life of Pi. My story is a better story.

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