Hardly adopted as He either exists or He doesn't — david plumb
What do you mean by a ruling god? I only recognise the term God. — david plumb
Hardly adopted as He either exists or He doesn't — david plumb
One free will? Free will is free will, it is surely not sub-divided. — david plumb
It hardly matters whether they have any interest or not but just turning your head is an effect of your free will to turn your head. Are you talking about consequences? For a consequence of your free will to happen you need your free will to create an action, surely? — david plumb
Pre-programmed instincts? Your free will is outside of everything, it is simply your ability to choose for yourself at the moment of decision. The decision may well be as a consequence of other factors. — david plumb
This is the problem with humans. What can the brain know about the brain. You are trying to debase the human level to that of a programmed robot, albeit an advanced one. There is so much that you do not know that your musings are limited to conjecture. Reality must be commensurate with our knowing. Lex mentis lex entis. — Hippyhead
An Eastern version of Freewill within Natural Constraints is found in Taoism. "Tao" is often translated as "the Way", or "the paved Path", and is essentially a moral code of adherence to "the natural order", as contrasted with the laws of men . In modern terminology, The Tao is equivalent to "Natural Law". And in Western thought, God's Will is often supposed to be encoded in the Laws of Nature. That's what we mean by calling a natural event "an act of God". So, if there is no human to blame, we can always hold God responsible for negative consequences.What is the point of free will if it doesn't have a moral code attached to it through the existential life we lead?
If one doesn't adhere to God's will then one has to face the consequence and, of course, God gets blamed for those consequences. It is ironic to blame God rather than analyse how the consequence came about - all due to not adhering to God's will. — david plumb
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