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This post appears to be off topic but there is a purpose that will be canvassed in my next post.

I've been thinking about "Deep thinkers" & "Free will"
After reading a variety of post back in May 2018 between [USER=41482]@cynic[/USER] & [USER=2975]@ducati916[/USER] - I've come to the conclusion that having an open mind allows you to enjoy both sides of a position.

Do we really have free will?
Our belief system is so deeply ingrained in us, most people will have a closed mind when we raise the idea that "Free will" doesn't exit. It’s only human nature to reject information contrary to what we want to believe. Meaning, a person will believe what they want to believe & reject an idea put to them that is contrary to their thinking. (But academically it's not the case)

A long read but worthy of your time
[USER=2975]@ducati916[/USER] recently raised the idea about "free will" & referenced an article to read. I have my own view when it comes to the question of free will & personally believe "free will" is due to causation. Meaning, every choice you have ever made has been determined in advance & you wouldn’t have made a different selection if given the choice over again. In essence your actions belonged to an unbroken chain of causes.

If interested - please have a read
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/27/the-clockwork-universe-is-free-will-an-illusion

In my opinion
"Free will" or "acting freely" is nothing more than causation of our conscious choices ultimately linked to our belief processes.

Skate.

<blockquote data-quote="Skate" data-source="post: 1121202" data-attributes="member: 57364">Off topicThis post appears to be off topic but there is a purpose that will be canvassed in my next post.I&#039;ve been thinking about &quot;Deep thinkers&quot; &amp; &quot;Free will&quot;After reading a variety of post back in May 2018 between [USER=41482]@cynic[/USER] &amp; [USER=2975]@ducati916[/USER] - I&#039;ve come to the conclusion that having an open mind allows you to enjoy both sides of a position.Do we really have free will?Our belief system is so deeply ingrained in us, most people will have a closed mind when we raise the idea that &quot;Free will&quot; doesn&#039;t exit. It’s only human nature to reject information contrary to what we want to believe. Meaning, a person will believe what they want to believe &amp; reject an idea put to them that is contrary to their thinking. (But academically it&#039;s not the case)A long read but worthy of your time[USER=2975]@ducati916[/USER] recently raised the idea about &quot;free will&quot; &amp; referenced an article to read. I have my own view when it comes to the question of free will &amp; personally believe &quot;free will&quot; is due to causation. Meaning, every choice you have ever made has been determined in advance &amp; you wouldn’t have made a different selection if given the choice over again. In essence your actions belonged to an unbroken chain of causes.If interested - please have a read<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/27/the-clockwork-universe-is-free-will-an-illusion" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/27/the-clockwork-universe-is-free-will-an-illusion</a>In my opinion&quot;Free will&quot; or &quot;acting freely&quot; is nothing more than causation of our conscious choices ultimately linked to our belief processes.Skate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Skate, post: 1121202, member: 57364"] [B]Off topic[/B] This post appears to be off topic but there is a purpose that will be canvassed in my next post. [B]I've been thinking about "Deep thinkers" & "Free will"[/B] After reading a variety of post back in May 2018 between [USER=41482]@cynic[/USER] & [USER=2975]@ducati916[/USER] - I've come to the conclusion that having an open mind allows you to enjoy both sides of a position. [B]Do we really have free will?[/B] Our belief system is so deeply ingrained in us, most people will have a closed mind when we raise the idea that "Free will" doesn't exit. It’s only human nature to reject information contrary to what we want to believe. Meaning, a person will believe what they want to believe & reject an idea put to them that is contrary to their thinking. (But academically it's not the case) [B]A long read but worthy of your time[/B] [USER=2975]@ducati916[/USER] recently raised the idea about "free will" & referenced an article to read. I have my own view when it comes to the question of free will & personally believe "free will" is due to causation. Meaning, every choice you have ever made has been determined in advance & you wouldn’t have made a different selection if given the choice over again. In essence your actions belonged to an unbroken chain of causes. [B]If interested - please have a read[/B] [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/27/the-clockwork-universe-is-free-will-an-illusion[/URL] [B]In my opinion[/B] "Free will" or "acting freely" is nothing more than causation of our conscious choices ultimately linked to our belief processes. Skate. [/QUOTE]

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