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    Free will and determinism

    I have been thinking this over, you said evil has religious overtones. How then would you explain the holocaust, 911, mass shootings, child molestation, terrorist attacks, murders, rapists, serial killers and so forth. People who lost their way? Is Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Charlie Manson, Jeffery...
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    Free will and determinism

    But why do you guys avoid the big question or dismiss as if it is meaningless? The question is where do these abilities come from in the first? If the faculties are not built in, how does one even express them?
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    Free will and determinism

    Thanks for sharing that with me. I know it's off topic, I was just curious on your take. Any hoot, for me which is much deeper is to know where these actions come from? I can see that loving your neighbor would compel to help them. But most people are selfish and turn their backs on neighbors...
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    Free will and determinism

    Question, how do explain where evil & sin comes from? If the response is nature & nurture, please expound upon how nature & nurture is involved. I am more interested on your thought on nature.
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    Free will and determinism

    I'm sorry forgive what exactly? Why Love? Why and what reason do we experience this beautiful and wonderful attribute? Did the rocks that nobody can explain where they came from teach we this, or give us this ability? Maybe one should wonder at life and the experiences we face and learn from...
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    Free will and determinism

    It was my love for my Mother. We came from having nothing, life was very tough, but instead of resorting to crime, gangs, drugs. I wanted more then what they had to offer me. I wanted to make my mother proud. But what was even more amazing to me, is how amazing this great nation is and the...
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    Free will and determinism

    Isn't this only subjective in your paradigm? Here's an example, I had a tough childhood, growing up in a tough neighborhood, single parent home, struggling financially, parent constantly working to make ends-meat, going to school so parent to further opportunities. We migrated to this great...
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    Free will and determinism

    Agreed. What happened to nurture? Aren't external influences temptations of sorts? Because something must lust the eyes first, correct? Then the heart follows. As they say, the heart want what the heart wants. And yes I agree with that a free-will decision must be made. But if you place a drink...
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    Free will and determinism

    Watch, "Sound of Freedom".
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    Free will and determinism

    Thanks for agreeing with me here. But here's where I scratch my head at people who say people who murder should only get years. I am for the death penalty for those who commit murder. And state laws must be changed to fit the crime. For example why should a murderer get a second chance when the...
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    Free will and determinism

    :clap: Sure. But we are human and keeping emotions out of it is tough, right? But I'll try. I disagree, here's why. First, you can't rehab someone who doesn't want to. And Second, habitual career criminals who lived a life time doing crimes, drugs, rapes, murders, child molesters will say they...
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    Free will and determinism

    It's all relative, sir. See, even science supports theology. Because once someone acknowledges that the DNA sequence is not random, then it leads to an intelligent design. Which then leads to free-will, creation, morals, reasoning and so forth. Dark matter is not space? What do you see when you...
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    Free will and determinism

    We must protect the law-abiding citizens and ensure our children have a safe environment. And not spend million of tax dollars on rehab programs on criminals. These criminals must now earn the right through very hard work to re-enter our communities. The hard working blue collar workers should...
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    Free will and determinism

    Easily said, try saying that after someone murders your whole family or rapes your daughter, wife. Criminals need to pay for the consequences of their actions, period. Nobody coerces them to commit crime, they do it by their volition. Retributive punishment? It's called justice for the...
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    Free will and determinism

    One doesn't need a PHD or any degree to understand biology. I am a Convinced Calvinist when I discuss topics with other people they always tend either avoid tough questions or say it's off topic. What Schroeder emphasizes is valid living cells cannot replicate without a written DNA/RNA code...