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Re:You are what you read, even if you don't always remember it by nyokodo on Thursday April 25, 2024 @11:02AM (#40158415)
> You having an illusion of choice doesn't prove anything.

It's not reasonable to assume one's experience is an illusion without sufficient evidence which is a bar you haven't crossed. Therefore your argument begs the question.

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Re:You are what you read, even if you don't always remember it by vasco on Thursday April 25, 2024 @11:52AM (#40159019)
I didn't say so. I said that having choices to make presented to you, if there were no free will, would be a valid state of affairs. Since it's possible that choices are illusions, you need to address how the choices appear to prove there's free will, it's not enough to say you consider different choices before acting.
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