tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post8842338190858691355..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Fate, Luck, and Divine WillGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28072401086511039392010-08-06T14:47:48.362-07:002010-08-06T14:47:48.362-07:00Only you can make that most spiritually consequent...Only you can make that most spiritually consequential choice of choices, upon which all else hinges. Either you are free and therefore responsible; or unfree and therefore irresponsible. Choose wrongly and you have wasted your life. But sophistry can prove anything, especially to a bitter crank, so no one here is surprised at your poor choice.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-53973993028928782732010-08-06T12:00:26.480-07:002010-08-06T12:00:26.480-07:00Truth and error are not reconcilable, much less to...Truth and error are not reconcilable, much less to one who lacks the freedom to reject the latter.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36724003029290989482010-08-06T10:08:42.267-07:002010-08-06T10:08:42.267-07:00I need to remember not to drink coffee before read...I need to remember not to drink coffee before reading your comments...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66285428236738853752010-08-06T10:01:23.575-07:002010-08-06T10:01:23.575-07:00The phrase "go fuck yourself" comes to m...The phrase "go fuck yourself" comes to mind...Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6239700576513928562010-08-06T09:55:51.475-07:002010-08-06T09:55:51.475-07:00Proselytezing against free will - can there be any...Proselytezing against free will - can there be any more pointless endeavor?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39434773060662306602010-08-06T09:32:36.367-07:002010-08-06T09:32:36.367-07:00Regarding the fauxossifier Strawson, I couldn'...Regarding the fauxossifier Strawson, I couldn't get any further than this,<br /><br />"...Strawson doesn’t think much of free will..."<br /><br />too difficult to read while laughing that hard, and besides, it's just not appropriate behavior at work.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31720052814803562162010-08-06T08:47:30.334-07:002010-08-06T08:47:30.334-07:00It sounds like this philosopher puts into words wh...It sounds like this philosopher puts into words what it feels like to be you. How is this nonsense? And if you believe that his point absurdly applies to everyone, would it not be the case that I have no choice but to reject it? So go away and continue not getting a life.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55428713534310669662010-08-06T08:43:22.401-07:002010-08-06T08:43:22.401-07:00I'm not a psychologist.
??I'm not a psychologist.<br />??Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-54206784345567458772010-08-06T08:08:47.577-07:002010-08-06T08:08:47.577-07:005) Galen Strawson is a cosplayer.
I'm going w...5) Galen Strawson is a cosplayer.<br /><br />I'm going with 5.<br /><br /><i>Kidding!</i>Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82574940344697221822010-08-06T08:08:33.881-07:002010-08-06T08:08:33.881-07:00Why not just admit that you agree with this preten...Why not just admit that you agree with this pretentious boob, and let it go?Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33908593505510418182010-08-05T01:43:42.972-07:002010-08-05T01:43:42.972-07:00Van-
SERE training (if it's still called that...Van-<br /><br />SERE training (if it's still called that) is tough.<br />I'm certain Ryan will get through it stronger than ever before.<br /><br />It's also hard for parents. When our youngest was learning how to jump outta perfectly good airplanes<br />I would be lyin' if I said I wasn't a bit on edge.<br /><br />Not much help I reckon for me to talk too much about SERE, so I'll shut up and pray.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-23443701822348609772010-08-04T08:25:52.137-07:002010-08-04T08:25:52.137-07:00Psychology is not a science at all in sense you ar...Psychology is not a science at all in sense you are using the word. Or, there are psychological approaches that are materialistic, others that aren't. It's a diverse field. But truly, there can be no "science of the subject," since it is the subject who does the science.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10109087900500316342010-08-04T07:34:57.407-07:002010-08-04T07:34:57.407-07:00Since nags has, and probably can have, nothing new...Since nags has, and probably can have, nothing new to say, I'll serve 'em up a repaste from 4 years ago,<br /><br />"Have someone tickle your nose, and then try to think deeply about whether to scratch your nose with your left hand or your right hand... you can labor on such a "decision" all day long like Buridan's Ass (that starved to death mid way between two piles of hay, unable to choose which to eat), but all things being equal, eventually you'll have to actually choose to scratch it with one or the other."<br /><br />Or on the bright side, it might keep you so occupied that you gift us with another extended absence.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72617894190131986502010-08-04T07:27:14.419-07:002010-08-04T07:27:14.419-07:00Tigtog said-
"Choose to be all that you can b...Tigtog said-<br />"Choose to be all that you can be (credit to USARMY). "<br /><br />Ben said "Plus, it's not just a job, it's an adventure (credit to US Navy). :^) "<br /><br />Ryan would have said "... to fly, fight, and win ... in air, space, and cyberspace.”, but he's been busy for the last couple days somewhere outside of Spokane WA getting tortured & beaten in order to prepare for the experience. <br /><br />Yeah... parent-hell time.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90506505759123793962010-08-04T07:23:17.142-07:002010-08-04T07:23:17.142-07:00it is not an either/or. As I will explain in toda...it is not an either/or. As I will explain in today's post, some people clearly have less free will than others. I don't doubt your subjective sense that you are imprisoned by various causes beyond your control. But that hardly means others are in the same boat. Contrary to your odd view of psychology, the very purpose of psychotherapy is to liberate you from the intrapsychic forces that constrain you.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44019514087320406652010-08-04T06:49:01.405-07:002010-08-04T06:49:01.405-07:00I haven't seen this, no video at work, but thi...I haven't seen this, no video at work, but this title from one of our local St. Louis Tea Party folks promises loads of fun:<br /><a href="http://sharpelbowsstl.blogspot.com/2010/08/grwat-video-deepak-chopra-gets-owned.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-video-deepak-chopra-gets-owned" rel="nofollow">Great Video: Deepak Chopra Gets Owned!</a><br /><br />BTW, I put up a post this morning on our election in Missouri yesterday:<br /><a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/2010/08/show-me-state-to-obamaocare-get-outta.html" rel="nofollow">Show Me State to ObamaoCare: Get Outta Town!</a><br /><br />First in the nation, but certainly not the last, there are 40+ other states with measures and amendments coming down the pike.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-84318781490542696772010-08-04T06:39:06.483-07:002010-08-04T06:39:06.483-07:00Nothing you just wrote contradicts the self-eviden...Nothing you just wrote contradicts the self-evident existence of free will. Why not just be honest and say you don't believe in free will, rather than trying to prove an absurdity? <br /><br />Oh, right. You have no choice.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-84301984285920138782010-08-04T04:04:16.362-07:002010-08-04T04:04:16.362-07:00OT:
New bumper sticker:
"Post-racial means n...OT:<br />New bumper sticker:<br /><br />"Post-racial means never having to say you're post-racial."<br /><br />Thank you for you're support. Continue..Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-74379697619866315082010-08-03T21:39:34.565-07:002010-08-03T21:39:34.565-07:00Nihilist? Say what you will about the tenets of na...Nihilist? Say what you will about the tenets of national socialism, Dude, <i>at least</i> it's an ethos!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-86518586526553473072010-08-03T21:11:22.995-07:002010-08-03T21:11:22.995-07:00To Nags re: circular jerking
I would suggest a te...To Nags re: circular jerking<br /><br />I would suggest a test of your thesis(?) or conundrum (?). I recommend you go to "I Ching Online" and ask one of your questions and see what the I Ching answers. Warning, I Ching is an Oracle, which means it will answer you with multiple possible answers, requiring you to contemplate the best fit. BTW, there are only 64 possible answers. Try it and get back to us. I would seriously like to know what happens.Tigtoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290914498892961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65725027870984906902010-08-03T21:07:29.094-07:002010-08-03T21:07:29.094-07:00Ahoy! Always good to have a jarhead onboard! :^)Ahoy! Always good to have a jarhead onboard! :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51909060541977803252010-08-03T21:03:06.755-07:002010-08-03T21:03:06.755-07:00Nags:
I'm sure this explanation will elude yo...Nags:<br /><br />I'm sure this explanation will elude you, but "top down" causation means caused by <i>oneself</i>.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90452201474542914082010-08-03T21:02:04.056-07:002010-08-03T21:02:04.056-07:00To USS BEN USN re:
"Plus, it's not just...To USS BEN USN re: <br /><br />"Plus, it's not just a job, it's an adventure (credit to US Navy). :^)"<br /><br />From the Few, the Proud and the Brave, ahoy there matey!Tigtoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290914498892961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20572643066037301492010-08-03T21:00:50.437-07:002010-08-03T21:00:50.437-07:00Nagarjuna said...
Whether causation is "bott...Nagarjuna said... <br />Whether causation is "bottom-up" or "top-down" or both, isn't it still causation? That is, doesn't something CAUSE us to will as we do such that we are not "free" to will otherwise at the time?"<br /><br />In your case that is no doubt true. <br />Unfortunately, it need not be that way. The choice is yours...including the choice not to recognize you have a choice, because the truth doesn't fit your tiny container.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91276455469767776632010-08-03T20:56:00.704-07:002010-08-03T20:56:00.704-07:00Tigtog said-
"Choose to be all that you can b...Tigtog said-<br />"Choose to be all that you can be (credit to USARMY). "<br /><br />Plus, it's not just a job, it's an adventure (credit to US Navy). :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.com