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Subject: Re: Off-topic: Decision-making

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 19:36:59 12/18/99

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On December 18, 1999 at 21:58:05, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On December 18, 1999 at 17:5
>
>>Having your own will and mind doesn't mean that you have to ignore what other
>>people advise.  It is possible to listen to the comments of others, then decide
>>for yourself whether your opinion and/or stated course of action is still good,
>>or should be changed.
>>
>>Dave
>
>George Orwell, 1984:
>
>"Die größte aller Ketzereien war der gesunde Menschenverstand [...]
>Freiheit ist die Freiheit zu sagen, daß 2+2=4 ist. Sobald das gewährleistet
>ist, ergibt sich alles andere von selbst."
>
>if the past changes, (why should the past not change?) how would you know?
>you and all others are a result of the past. so - you would never register
>it.
>if the future changes, how would you know either.
>
>so the question is:
>
>is the future changing, or the past. or now ? or is anything planned
>in beforehand. is there free will ?

It sounds as if you intentionally confuse the issue, in order to satify (evade)
the obvious conclusion(s).  Why is that?  But, I know already, I guess.

Will



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