[MD] Free Will

[MarshaV]

Marsha:
I agree.  



On May 1, 2011, at 10:54 AM, Steven Peterson wrote:

> Hi Marsha,
> When Pirsig says, A causes be can be thought of as B values
> precondition A. I added that there is nothing more to B (whatever the
> collection pattern being thought about)
> than such preferences since preference is another word value and
> since in the MOQ everything identifiable is thought of as a pattern of
> value or collection of patterns.
> 
> Best,
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 7:19 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On Apr 30, 2011, at 7:04 AM, Steven Peterson wrote:
>> 
>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 6:13 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Greetings,
>>>> 
>>>> Isn't free will dependent on causation, and isn't causation, in the MoQ,  an explanatory extension of a pattern?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Yes, causation is understood as a stable pattern of preference, B
>>> routinely values precondition A. Further, B literally IS a set of such
>>> preferences.
>> 
>> 
>> HI Steve,
>> 
>> I don't understand the last part of your statement:  "Further, B literally IS a
>> set of such preferences."  Could you please elaborate.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> 
>> Marsha

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