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NVC makes sense to me. I reject the idea that we have libertarian free will. In my view, each of us is an ongoing process, we don't strictly end at our skin li
by jes 7y ago
NVC makes sense to me.
I reject the idea that we have libertarian free will. In my view, each of us is an ongoing process, we don't strictly end at our skin lines (the world is a unity, maybe quantum fields), and no one is responsible for their actions in the strictest sense.
In other words, "You didn't build that" because there is no separate, tangible "you" to have built it.
I don't usually talk about this, because it often makes people uncomfortable, and I don't typically don't care enough to try to answer all the questions that such a view raises.
What I have noticed is that this view has allowed me to be a lot more charitable with others and with myself. If someone cuts me off in traffic, I feel a flash of anger which then fades pretty quickly, as I remind myself that the driver is as much a victim or a winner of life unfolding as I am. I think it's important to develop in myself as much of a sense of compassion for myself and others as I can.