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navelgazer Joined Wed 12/11/13 Posts: 4	Wed 12/11/13 12:19 PM Topic: Sam Harris.and his view on Free Will
Each thought is a combination of many things, recent vs long term memories, memory triggers, hormone levels at various sites of the brain, available blood sugar, level of exhaustion, distractions, age, brain condition, and environment. From ONE science point of view, if all factors were equal and identical in an identical brain, identical thoughts would be generated and ... hence ... no free will. However, none of the factors can be reproduced exactly at any given time and even if they could, quantum differences would still occur. The result is that every brain is different from all others. Even those of identical twins show marked differences. Free will exists. Not sure how the fact that all brains are different = free will. Your opening para suggests that you agree with determinism no?

navelgazer Joined Wed 12/11/13 Posts: 4	Wed 12/11/13 11:53 AM Topic: God & Science
I particularly like the quote from Forster. I have no problem recognising that my powers of observation are somewhat limited making me reliant on belief to make sense of the world. Even science is based on a belief of cause and effect. Great post!

navelgazer Joined Wed 12/11/13 Posts: 4	Wed 12/11/13 11:32 AM Topic: Mental Illness - myth or science?
Eleventh commandment?

navelgazer Joined Wed 12/11/13 Posts: 4	Wed 12/11/13 11:27 AM Topic: Big Bang Debunked?
I think that it's given us back the sense of wonder that determinism took away. I love ideas and don't really mind if they are incorrect. Actually, I expect them to be.