Xref: utzoo comp.ai:2022 sci.philosophy.tech:678 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!umn-d-ub!umn-cs!ns!logajan From: logajan@ns.ns.com (John Logajan x3118) Newsgroups: comp.ai,sci.philosophy.tech Subject: Re: How to dispose of the free will issue (long) Summary: Untestable theories -- or proving a negative Keywords: free will architecture terminology Message-ID: <407@ns.ns.com> Date: 11 Jul 88 20:13:04 GMT References: <483@cvaxa.sussex.ac.uk> <794@l.cc.purdue.edu> <488@aiva.ed.ac.uk> <406@ns.ns.com> Organization: Network Systems Corp. Mpls MN Lines: 10 The no-free-will theory is untestable. The free-will theory is like-wise untestable. When the no-free-will theorists are not thinking about their lack of free will they invariably adopt free-will outlooks. So go with the flow, why fight your natural instincts to believe in that which is un-provable. If you must choose between un-provable beliefs, take the one that requires the least effort. - John M. Logajan @ Network Systems; 7600 Boone Ave; Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 - - ...amdahl!bungia!ns!logajan, {...uunet, ...rutgers} !umn-cs!ns!logajan -