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romansh wrote:

John Platko wrote:
But just to be clear? Are you agreeing with me that there is no down side to incorrectly believing free will is real?

No on at least two levels.

So exactly what is the down side then?

John Platko wrote:Sin is just a class of mistakes. Are you suggesting there's no such thing as mistakes too?

Ahh certain arrangements and movements of atoms, etc are sins and mistakes? Interesting?

What do you think a mistake is? Do you think there is such a thing as a mistake?

Now I get what you mean by mistake in terms of a concept. Pragmatically in everyday use of the word, yes ...

What other use of the word mistake is there?

but I would have to been able to do otherwise to make mistakes in a slightly more philosophical mind set.