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translady.bsky.social • 99 days ago

I don't believe in free will. I can't find any convincing reason to do so. People are a combination of information and factors they had nothing to do with. Then your previous experiences are added to that, and that information helps determine your next experiences.

Providing information is the /

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pantsdancetrance.bsky.social•99 days ago

translady.bsky.social•99 days ago

only way that people can change their mind. Them being exposed to better ideas.

It takes a great deal of persistence to make someone uncertain enough to change that which drives them. Foundational beliefs are hard to change, but they are changeable.

translady.bsky.social•99 days ago

A lot of people will probably think this is a nihilistic point of view. Or anti Humanitarian. Or something, because it moves counter to the idea that our consciousness is making decisions.

I think it's pretty beautiful.

translady.bsky.social•99 days ago

Or, at least, the beauty is accessible. Right and Wrong happen because they arise naturally in us. It is up to us to give a model for goodness, and each of us can affect what comes next, in our own little ways. Born out of trial and care.

adrianahightower.bsky.social•97 days ago

Ohhhhh my sister in determinism, you are brave to say it (and so movingly, too). I'm usually too hesitant to talk about it because it's so complex and easily misunderstood, but maybe I should start.

translady.bsky.social•97 days ago

Ha. Thank you for saying so.

It's not a position many people are comfortable with.

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