[MD] Free Will

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Ham,


> Steve:
>>
>> Do you see this "power to choose" as the possession of man
>> but not other animals?
>

Ham:
> Yes I do, Steve.  I suppose a case can be made for "intentional behavior" on
> the part of highly developed cerebrates.  However, my personal view is that
> animal "preferences" are largely determined by instinct, which supports
> Nature's law of survival.

Steve:
How is the preference in intellectual preferences different in kind
from biological preferences? I can't simply decide by force of will to
prefer 2+2=5 over 2+2=4 any more than I can will myself not to bleed
when stabbed through the heart.