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Old 07-19-2018, 09:24 PM   #179 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
I don't know that there's no free will, nobody can know that

I just think there's so many factors outside of an individuals control that influences both the decisions he/she makes and the outcomes of those decisions as to make a conversation about individual responsibility only good for empty platitudes
Totally agreed. You are everything that you've ever experienced with a little bit of your ancestors' genes thrown in as a wild card. You can't control a lot of who you are and that includes the ability to control who you are. Unless you're me, of course. I'm not even human.
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