I am thinking of free will as the ability to be creative.
Creativity = bringing something new into existence?
Is it possible to bring something new into existence?
Bring from where? and to where?
New: not existing before. Is there anything that has never existed before? How could we know?
Does creativity mean bringing something new into existence from nothing?
Can something come from nothing? Is 'nothing' a word with no referent?
Edit: More on point: Free will = creating one's destiny? Fate = one's latent creative potential and limitations? — Yohan
But I believe we're going to have to agree to disagree on this particular topic. — Lindsay
Therefore, I am determined to believe in free will until after breakfast. — unenlightened
Then this seems to beg the question. What does it mean to act at one's own discretion? It's as if free-will can achieve different things given the same set of circumstances. What choice would you have made in any given instance that would be different given the same set of circumstances, or information?Fate is defined as: “the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.” And, as for Free-Will, this is defined as: “the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one’s own discretion.” So, in hindsight, they’re complete opposites when you look at the meanings behind the terms. — Lindsay
While on the other hand we have “Free-Will”, which puts YOU in the driver’s seat — Lindsay
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