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I think epiphenomenalism is the high point of a position that is hard for me to accept. If nature went through the trouble of creating an entirely new ontology called mind, which feels pain and (seems to) perform calculations, then the point would seem to have the calculating part have a causal role...

Given how measured and careful Chap is in his communication on the board, I find it an extraordinary claim to say that Chap said in a universal, unqualified statement that 16-year-olds are adults in any thread where DT is participating or might possibly participate, as that would be incredibly reckl...

Do animals have free will? Do bacteria have free will? Would free will exist without consciousness? I've never heard of free will posited without consciousness, but consciousness doesn't necessarily mean free will. Consciousness is necessary but not sufficient for free will. A nervous system is nec...

LDS theology doesn't require you to believe in free will; LDS doctrine teaches that there is moral agency. There's a distinction between free will in all aspects and moral agency. That's a possibility. So far MG hasn't spoken about "free will" proper. (and I don't mean anything secular here, free w...

Local library. Best ever, no woke books. They've got the Bible and good stuff like that.

There is Bradshaw smiling with his arm around these humble members

At least he's there.

MG, I can try to adapt to what a person is trying to get at in their views about free will, even though I think the idea of free will in general is nonsense. Your discussion of free will wouldn't help DCP much in his bitter and misguided war against Calvinism, for instance. He wouldn't be able to ta...

I haven't discussed what's going on in church in a long time with active members. I'd be very surprised if this is on anybody's radar. Bruce R. is a good baseline for what Mormons believe(d), and I've never, ever heard about this. The parts about the patriarchs and multiple restorations and getting ...

Typically taking a position of ‘knowing’ from a position of superior knowledge and intellect. That might be how you think I see myself, but I could probably change that perception by changing my av. I've had this one for years, but I've had many others prior to it. I could change it to a puppy dog ...

Over the years I’ve heard narratives from people that have left the church and they have, in one way or the other, been damaged or hurt. You’ve seen/heard those stories. Like your A.I.'s (non) definition of free will, saying that people have been damaged or hurt is basically saying nothing. People ...