Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
by mensetmanusman on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @10:07PM
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If we are only made of the dust around us, then, like a computer, we don’t truly have any control. It’s all just an illusion.
That points to why belief in free will is an act of faith. It is, by definition, not possible to know (because you could always argue your conclusions were not made by your will). It also lies outside the usual ‘god of the gaps’ straw-man debate, because it is more like an endless chasm. :)
That points to why belief in free will is an act of faith. It is, by definition, not possible to know (because you could always argue your conclusions were not made by your will). It also lies outside the usual ‘god of the gaps’ straw-man debate, because it is more like an endless chasm. :)