Posted: Mar 14, 2014 10:55 pm
Philosofer123 wrote:Deremensis wrote:I don't particularly find the argument against free will compelling myself. But I've also never thought the question was very relevant to begin with. In what way does our way of living change if we reject free will?
Realizing that no one can be ultimately responsible for their actions renders irrational a number of negative emotions, as discussed in the middle of page 6. This is the primary relevance of free will impossibilism to my philosophy.
Saying something of interest in 2 sentences, to strangers, is much more enticing than willy-nilly asking them to critique a long document. Like everyone else, I can't be bothered reading your link. But now you've said this, above, I'm curious as whether you could explain yourself in live interactive debate. Since this appears to be the crux of your philosophy, please give us a brief account of why you think what you've said.