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Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!feeds.news.ox.ac.uk!news.ox.ac.uk!nntp-feed.chiark.greenend.org.uk!ewrotcd!news.eyrie.org!beagle.ediacara.org!.POSTED.beagle.ediacara.org!not-for-mail From: DB Cates <cates_db@hotmail.com> Newsgroups: talk.origins Subject: Re: Making your mind up Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:32:18 -0500 Organization: University of Ediacara Sender: to%beagle.ediacara.org Approved: moderator@beagle.ediacara.org Message-ID: <uva6fj$fhsu$1@solani.org> References: <t6801jdmgcgr0fdvm4e9qpp1q18tsodheo@4ax.com> <uupqff$68rm$2@solani.org> <phu11jpedm7que73fh9f4hr6ho837j6roj@4ax.com> <uusjf8$7l2g$3@solani.org> <ocd51jpqnqhdc7t7g7i04ub9hr3phbn98c@4ax.com> <uuuk95$8l91$1@solani.org> <fat91jtecqk56ldqouhgnp7okervabrf1u@4ax.com> <uv3jon$ba50$1@solani.org> <cvma1jdffjhfod2sgp3u1mpqj3u16quhq9@4ax.com> <uv3qaq$beph$1@solani.org> <h4lc1j9glrutmqkctq6girr5eh0cpcivn3@4ax.com> <uv6amg$dd9d$2@solani.org> <qu3f1jhjbmca014jf9uvs73u4im9152ntn@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: beagle.ediacara.org; posting-host="beagle.ediacara.org:3.132.105.89"; logging-data="75217"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@beagle.ediacara.org" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird To: talk-origins@moderators.isc.org Cancel-Lock: sha1:I6kskEl84h0bl4U7LfgeZl1FPOk= Return-Path: <news@reader6.news.weretis.net> X-Original-To: talk-origins@ediacara.org Delivered-To: talk-origins@ediacara.org id 1CF0422976C; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:32:17 -0400 (EDT) by beagle.ediacara.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9030229758 for <talk-origins@ediacara.org>; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:32:14 -0400 (EDT) id B0E915DCE2; Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:32:25 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: talk-origins@moderators.isc.org by mod-relay-1.kamens.us (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8ED555DCC9 for <talk-origins@moderators.isc.org>; Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:32:25 +0000 (UTC) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pmx.weretis.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 874943E89E for <talk-origins@moderators.isc.org>; Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:32:20 +0200 (CEST) id 6CA1D3E864; Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:32:20 +0200 (CEST) Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: <qu3f1jhjbmca014jf9uvs73u4im9152ntn@4ax.com> X-User-ID: eJwFwYERADAEBLCVin/OOKrsP0ITmot3wOngcs3k6I0zKhytmNx6xRYGFF1jiWxSxZG34wMOXBCX Bytes: 6574 Lines: 99 On 2024-04-11 2:42 AM, Martin Harran wrote: > On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:19:45 -0500, DB Cates <cates_db@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> On 2024-04-10 4:09 AM, Martin Harran wrote: >>> On Tue, 9 Apr 2024 11:28:11 -0500, DB Cates <cates_db@hotmail.com> >>> wrote: > > [snip for focus] > >>>>>> Yep. It's just the spectre (ha) of the supernatural that seems to >>>>>> inevitably arise when 'free will' is invoked that bothers me. >>>>> >>>>> What bothers me is when people dismiss things out of hand just because >>>>> they might have even a hint of the supernatural. >>>>> >>>> Hint? Is is supernatural >>> >>> Funny how in the whole discussion about free will and determinism, you >>> are the only one to raise the supernatural. >>> >> see just below >> >>>> and that bothers me because it invalidates much >>>> of what we believe we know about the universe. >>> >>> I think at this stage, you have a broad idea of my beliefs but just to >>> summarise them - I'm a religious believer (Catholic), I'm a dualist >>> inclined towards panpsychism and I believe there is such a thing as >>> free will. I don't reject any scientific knowledge or *evidence-based* >>> conclusions, finding my beliefs readily compatible with them. What in >>> my beliefs invalidates much of what we know about the universe? >>> > >> It's the 'dualism' bit. Perhaps I misunderstand, but It seems to me that >> dualism requires the existence of some non-material entity that can >> cause material changes in defiance of physical laws. > > What physical laws are being defied? Non-random physical activity without the required energy supply. > >> That meets my >> definition of supernatural. > > The general definition of 'the supernatural' is "caused by forces that > cannot be explained by science" (adj) or "things that cannot be > explained by science" (noun) > https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/supernatural > I'm happy with that definition as long as it is taken quite strictly, ie "cannot be explained by science" and not 'is not presently completely explicable by science'. > As discussed just a couple of months ago, science, at least at this > point in time, cannot explain consciousness of which decision-making > is a subset. Except that there are scientists working on the problem and believe they have some promising ideas (there is a short discussion in last months Scientific American on AI)And there is no indication that it violates any physical laws. so I would call it paranormal, not supernatural. In that sense, therefore, determinism also qualifies as > the supernatural. I think your definition of the supernatural is > related to a particular association of the supernatural with religious > belief but that is down to your own personal belief I'm sure you do believe that, but then I believe you had no choice but to do so, it's just who you are. I also believe that you are wrong. and, if you want > to be consistent in your scientific arguments, you really need to > treat belief in determinism just as much based on the "supernatural" > as free will is. > That does not follow. I believe that I did not chose my belief, I believe that I hold my belief because of who I am. where is the supernatural in that? BTW, I am a bit pissed off by part of your other earlier reply and will not be responding to it. In future, I would appreciate it if, in responding to my points, you refrained from comparing me to some other arsehole on the web, I am arsehole enough on my own. > >> I can't help (ha) but feel that belief in >> free will and dualism are two sides of the same coin.I'm sure you don't >> *reject* scientific knowledge but I think you must be allowing some >> 'leeway?' to accept dualism. > > I honestly can't think of any area of scientific knowledge where I > have to allow any such 'leeway'; can you suggest any in particular? > > […] > -- -- Don Cates ("he's a cunning rascal" PN)