01-24-2006, 09:22 PM | #21 | |
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While itself imperfect, consider the Wikipedia definition: "Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, including human cognition and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences." I don't think this is what most of us are referring to in connection with severe addiction or compulsion. But even if it were, I'd argue that it would not negate the concept or possibility of free will. |
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01-25-2006, 07:40 AM | #22 | |
Head of the Department for the Invention and Propagation of Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice!
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BTW, that article that Jon S. gave was quite interesting, and I've myself never been disappointed in Frodo. In fact, seeing him succumb at last made me feel sorry for him, and admiration that he held out for so long...
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