Seconded. (The nature of a \'Creator\')
I have defined free will as "an entity's conscious ability to make decisions independently of constraints beyond the control of that entity".-MATT: No - I didn't mean to forget you, but I would say your definition certainly encompasses the criteria I set forth. It gives us an upper and lower bound.-Thank you. The main stumbling block between Romansh and myself seems to be the inclusion of consciousness in the definition. I find the whole concept of free will inconceivable without it, but it would be interesting to know if others agree.
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2010-09-03, 14:40
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dhw,
2010-09-04, 12:17
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romansh,
2010-09-04, 17:55
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dhw,
2010-09-05, 14:18
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romansh,
2010-09-06, 03:13
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dhw,
2010-09-06, 13:07
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2010-09-06, 18:32
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romansh,
2010-09-06, 19:24
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2010-09-12, 05:05
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romansh,
2010-09-12, 07:48
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xeno6696,
2010-09-12, 13:53
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romansh,
2010-09-12, 17:26
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xeno6696,
2010-09-12, 21:45
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Balance_Maintained,
2010-09-12, 22:11
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xeno6696,
2010-09-13, 21:04
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Balance_Maintained,
2010-09-13, 21:54
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xeno6696,
2010-09-14, 22:28
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David Turell,
2011-09-13, 23:00
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dhw,
2011-09-14, 22:24
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dhw,
2011-09-14, 22:24
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David Turell,
2011-09-13, 23:00
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Balance_Maintained,
2010-09-13, 21:54
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xeno6696,
2010-09-13, 21:04
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Balance_Maintained,
2010-09-12, 22:11
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xeno6696,
2010-09-12, 21:45
- Free Will -
romansh,
2010-09-12, 17:26
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xeno6696,
2010-09-12, 13:53
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romansh,
2010-09-12, 07:48
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xeno6696,
2010-09-12, 05:05
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romansh,
2010-09-06, 19:24
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dhw,
2010-09-06, 13:07
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romansh,
2010-09-06, 03:13
- Free Will - David Turell, 2010-09-06, 18:20
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romansh,
2010-09-04, 17:55
- Free Will -
dhw,
2010-09-04, 12:17
- Free Will - romansh, 2010-09-03, 21:19
- Free Will - George Jelliss, 2010-09-04, 11:42
- Free Will -
xeno6696,
2010-09-05, 16:09
- Free Will -
dhw,
2010-09-05, 22:24
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xeno6696,
2010-09-06, 04:47
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dhw,
2010-09-06, 16:54
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xeno6696,
2010-09-06, 17:00
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romansh,
2010-09-06, 17:54
- Seconded. - dhw, 2010-09-07, 12:37
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romansh,
2010-09-06, 17:54
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xeno6696,
2010-09-06, 17:00
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dhw,
2010-09-06, 16:54
- Free Will - David Turell, 2010-09-06, 22:38
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xeno6696,
2010-09-06, 04:47
- Free Will -
romansh,
2010-09-05, 22:56
- Free Will - xeno6696, 2010-09-06, 05:01
- Free Will -
dhw,
2010-09-05, 22:24
- Free Will - romansh, 2010-09-06, 20:10
- Free Will -
Balance_Maintained,
2010-09-11, 12:44
- Free Will - dhw, 2010-09-12, 15:53
- Free Will -
David Turell,
2010-09-03, 14:40