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In other words, it would be irrational to not operate on the assumption that you have free will. Religious people might say something similar about God's exist
by amichail 16y ago
In other words, it would be irrational to not operate on the assumption that you have free will.
Religious people might say something similar about God's existence.
- Xurinos 16y agoGiven that the choice is a form of insanity vs a way of dealing with life that may lead to greater happiness, I agree. But we are, after all, discussing "free will". :) It is also interesting to note that scientific studies may show us things that influence or make some of our choices for us, but this will not cover all kinds of choices. We are running into areas where we do not yet have the right tools to study this stuff.
- bad_user 16y agoThere are multiple degrees of "faith" one can invest in a religion. Believing in God and being a good person is miles and miles away from being a superstitious fanatic that wants to punish the infidels. Similarly, you can be aware that certain decisions you make may have external influences ... versus being a lunatic that constantly fears the whole universe is against him.
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- lotusleaf1987 16y agoIIRC it is know as Pascal's Wager.
- aidenn0 16y agoThis is very different from Paschal's wager. Paschal's wager presents a false dichotomy: either you believe in no god, or you believe in the christian God. There are a plethora of religions to choose from, and it is also possible that there is a very strange god who puts all athiests in heaven and all believers in hell. Therefore Paschal's wager breaks down. However, we have a true binary split here when talking about free will. If there is no free will then from a pragmatic point of view all philosophy is pointless, since it can't effect your decisions.
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