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Re:The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Co... by volkk on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:13PM (#24521412)
> I don't disagree with that statement at all. But I stand by my assertion that no one is obligated to sexually satisfy anyone else.

i would argue that no one is obligated to do anything at all thanks to free will. culturally, societally, or otherwise, well--that's a different story

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Re:The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Co... by rapferreira on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:29PM (#24521571)
>i would argue that no one is obligated to do anything at all thanks to free will.

Ah, sure they are.

By the nature of events which preceded you and produced both your DNA and all entirely external circumstances, you are obligated to carry out your free agency in exactly the way you do.

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Re:The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Co... by loco5niner on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:09PM (#24548507)
Yes, but free will gives you the right to enter into agreements/contracts, which if you later refuse to honor, you are then forsaking an obligation.
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