tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post8658802993714807880..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Tracks In A CanyonKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-16258595274592157252016-01-19T20:19:39.970+00:002016-01-19T20:19:39.970+00:00Sean,
Of course I know that you believe in free wi...Sean,<br />Of course I know that you believe in free will but how do you reply to the argument that I can resist temptation only if my will-power is strong enough and I did not choose whether to have a strong will?<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-44494328641736085362016-01-19T20:16:46.675+00:002016-01-19T20:16:46.675+00:00Kaor, Paul!
I'm not sure I can entirely agree...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I'm not sure I can entirely agree with your comments about free will. Altho I do agree with you on how it takes an effort to "...overcome social conditioning and mental habit, which are the psychological equivalents of momentum and inertia." Esp. the effort needed to break out of BAD forms of social conditioning. Am I not free to murder or not murder Persons X,Y, or Z?<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com