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Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos  Where did I say we have "freewill"? Haven't I been asking for a definition? |
Well I got the impression that you were opting for compatibilist 'free will'? (because you only seem to attack Libertarian freewill).
To solve any further confusion, using your preferred terminology (not mine) which one do you actually believe..
1. Compatibilism (soft determinism) - i.e. free will and determinism are compatible with each other
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2. Hard Determinism (Incompatiblism) - Determinism is true, freewill is an illusion
Choose one , so you can't move the goalposts from one to the other
(Blackmore seems 2, at least in the above quote)
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No, it doesn't. But apparently you are going to ignore everything I've proposed about the evolution of will, just so you can beat up on materialists.
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What did you propose? The following?
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| '....I think there is an evolutionary advantage to having a feeling of will about performing actions, because then the results of the actions are "owned" by the individual and the individual will plan to improve future actions. I do not think this feeling of will has anything to do with libertarian free will. ... |
Paul, it doesn't work IMHO...first you say 'feeling of will' (Hard Incompatibilism?) then you say 'will plan to improve future actions (Compatibilism?) .... it seems to me you are switching position as you please. I need to know which you believe.