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by Armon Ral
Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: Free will versus Determinism
Replies: 43
Views: 21359

Re: Free will versus Determinism

I'd rather say that choice is the outcome of causality. Free will is an axiom just because we believe that we have free will. Ayn Rand says that a thought is not involuntary, and that man has to initiate it. But the initiation of a thought is itself a victim of causality - what we've been taught, wh...
by Armon Ral
Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:20 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: Free will versus Determinism
Replies: 43
Views: 21359

Re: Free will versus Determinism

Sorry for the necro, but I just had to have my say on this topic :-) Of course there is no free will - it's just an illusion. We have a consciousness that can think, ponder and make decisions - but every decision we make is the product of a myriad of factors that have accumulated in our brains durin...
by Armon Ral
Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:31 am
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: Hello Randers
Replies: 1
Views: 2037

Hello Randers

Hi

I happened upon your corp in the recruitment channel and was captured by the name.
I'm a rookie EVE player since about 3 months, and looking for an exciting environment to develop in.

I've sent my application, and I'll be lurking around in the mean time.

Best Regards,
Armon Ral