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I don't have unresolved issues or bad blood with my brother. All I'll say here is that he has acknowledged issues with his communication style, substance, and methods. Though he's not LDS, his politics and view of the world are similar to those you've presented here. What are my politics? What is m...

Imwashingmypirate wrote: ↑

Mon May 20, 2024 11:21 am

Do animals have free will? Do bacteria have free will? Would free will exist without consciousness?

I don’t think instinctive behaviors in animals, including humans, demonstrate free will.

Regards,
MG

In terms of economic opportunity, sure, you have more choice than someone in deep Africa. However, in terms of opportunity to develop upon moral lines, I'm not so sure. If this life is a test, deep Africa will almost certainly test your mettle with greater rigor than Centerville Utah. While life is...

A religious definition of free will does not fit in with the world view of many on this board. I suppose that this, at least in part, is one of the reasons many folks find themselves saying (choose to say) that free will doesn’t exist. And yet simply by making that choice they are exercising agency...

Well, can you or can't you give a definition of free will without the help of a Mormon A.I.? I don’t think that it’s rocket science. Free will is the ability to choose. Free will is found along a spectrum from little or no choice to a wide range of choices. That spectrum is aligned with a multiplic...

The church seems to strongly disagree that more information is better with regards to their financial information... It is interesting to note that the LDS church is not unique in not being fully transparent with its finances. Other Christian churches also are reticent to disclose all of their fina...

More information is {always} better. One wonders why then the Church kept so much historical information (Joseph’s polygamy, the seer stone etc) from Church members for so long (and only started putting some information out once third parties had let the various cats out of their various bags). One...

It looks like I owe MG 2.0 an apology. I thought I saw a recent comment from Morley also that supports this, but MG is using a church A.I chatbot to get these answers? I didn't realize that. I accused him of leaning on the arm of flesh for answers. Yes, if he were using one of the many browser AIs ...

…this is mind-blowing. The day has come that members don't even need to pretend they are learning doctrine , they just need to know it's true and refer to the chatbot if anyone has an issue with that? As with A.I. systems that are used to access information on many other topics and for many other p...

…nor do I blame you for not having learned much in your many decades of church membership. I find you an interesting character, Gadianton. Typically taking a position of ‘knowing’ from a position of superior knowledge and intellect. Looking down on the poor benighted souls who have been duped into ...