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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre
If somebody throws a rock, why are you more upset with the person that threw it than you are with the rock?
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Because truly conceptualizing a universe without free will is basically soul death. If you truly absorb the idea that you're nothing but an automaton then I don't imagine you'd be able to continue going on. Cognitive dissonance in this case is for survival.
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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre
So you think influence is the same as predetermination?
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Free will is the ability to get punched in the face and then punch the other person back, rewind time, get punched in the face and then write a novel or sing "La Macarena" or just punch back with your other arm. If you rewind infinitely but you still perform you same action after being punched then free will doesn't exist.