[MD] Free Will

[John Carl]

That's a good point, Marsha.  And helps me to rethink a bit...

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:30 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

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> I can't help but wonder...
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> The topic seems all wrong.   Isn't the notion of free will (an intellectual
> static pattern of value) dependent the acceptance of causation?  MY
> CHOICE WILLED is the CAUSE of such-and-such independent EFFECT?
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> Putting aside what it appears like for "normal people," is this true?
> Based on what?
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> Marsha
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 John:

And interestingly, I think the MoQ does provide a very well-thought response
to the conundrum you pose.  It was in Pirsig's statements of preference vs.
causation as explanatory devices.  Preference implies a choice in the
matter, and THAT, I believe, is fundamental.

John

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