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Old 04-22-2008, 09:52 AM
David Bailey David Bailey is offline
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Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos View Post
I'd be happy with a definition of free will that relied on carefully stated axioms.

~~ Paul
Maybe free will, and certain other characteristics of consciousness (appreciation of qualia, etc.) are equivalent to axioms!

In other words, unless a theory contains these 'axioms' (I know I am using the term a bit loosely) it describes a zombie universe in which nothing conscious can exist.

David
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