[MD] Free Will (footnotes to Plato)

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Ham,

Ham said
> To be "predetermined to believe" in something makes no sense to me, and I'm
> amazed at how many MDers resist the idea of man as a free agent.


Why not demonstrate your amazing freedom of will by willing yourself
to believe something you now think is false?

Can you will yourself to believe that, say, there is an even number of
birds in existence right now? That should be an easy one considering
you'd have a 50% of actually being right. Maybe then try something
harder like willing yourself to prefer chocolate ice cream if you
currently refer vanilla or willing yourself to prefer 2+3=6 when you
currently prefer 2+3=5.

Best,
Steve