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Old 07-10-2009, 05:00 PM
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Ironically it is materialist skeptics who are determinists, they think humans have no conscious choice and these are classical deterministic automations of unconscious brain processes ....
Why is that ironic?
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Old 07-10-2009, 10:41 PM
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Ironically it is materialist skeptics who are determinists, they think humans have no conscious choice and these are classical deterministic automations of unconscious brain processes ....
That's weird. I'm a materialist skeptic, but still believe in free choice.

I'm definitely not a dualist.

Nor am I a duelist.

But occasionally my wife will give me a to-do list and I have to do a list.
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Old 07-11-2009, 09:07 AM
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That's weird. I'm a materialist skeptic, but still believe in free choice.
The two are not compatible in my opinion. I've stated why on this forum several times in past, I don't see why I should need to do so again every time another materialist skeptic joins.

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I'm definitely not a dualist.
That is only one alternative to materialism, panpsychism, idealism, deep monism, etc.
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Old 07-11-2009, 10:45 AM
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That's weird. I'm a materialist skeptic, but still believe in free choice.
Why don't I start a new thread and lets discuss that - far better than endlessly debating who said what to which policeman when!!!

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Old 07-11-2009, 11:58 AM
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The two are not compatible in my opinion.
Hmmm. Then I shall not be compatible with your opinion.

(Though I think you'll agree that most of these kinds of philosophical discussions end up being about semantics in the end.)
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