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As a lead in I referred to Victor Frankl earlier. No one here responded in regards to his expertise in psychiatry and his horrific experiences in the concentration camps. Drumdude did. I will too. I’ve read and like Viktor Frankl. I’ve also read and like Bruno Bettelheim, who wrote about the same t...

MG, I think you've hit upon an interesting point. A constrained free will is vastly different than a wholly free will. What percentage of free will do you put the average human being as having, in our day-to-day behaviors? Personally, my estimation for the average that each of us exercises would be...

^ Best reply ever.

I do think there is an element of conditioning. And what goes on in your life affects choices. Some people feel they have no choice in some situations because they lack knowledge of other options. Or they can't see past perhaps a dire situation to rationalise. I think we have choice that is limited...

Robert Sapolsky is one of the most revered scientists alive today. He made his name from his work studying wild baboons in Kenya, unpicking how their complex social lives lead to stress and how that affects their health. His most recent focus, however, has been on something rather different – a boo...

drumdude wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 11:09 pm

I'm glad to have you back, MG. I missed the back and forth.

Indeed.

It’s pretty obvious that, at least in MG’s case, there is no free will. I can’t believe that anyone would freely choose to make such a dickish reply. I will assure you, I have free will. It is for that reason that I will avoid calling you a (fill in the blank). 🤭 Instead I will wish you a good day....

I appreciate the fact that you have a particular world view and that you would consider it to be ‘progress’ to have me accept that your particular version of reality is correct. Regards, MG This is exactly why people judge you as disingenuous. By "progress" I simply meant some progress towards unde...

I'm guessing that you really understand neither concept. We’re both in the same room. But that seems to be about as far as it goes. Not at all. The idea is that we each enter the room with our own biases that influence our perceptions, but that these biases and perceptions can change as we're willi...

MG 2.0 wrote: ↑

Mon May 13, 2024 1:46 am

My comments regarding a closed system refer to my references to solipsism.

I'm guessing that you really understand neither concept.