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Old Oct 10, 2005, 10:06 am   #7 (permalink) (top)
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The term "freewill" as it is often interpreted is an oxymoron. If there is a will then a choice is already favored and it can't be called free. The only circumstance where a "free" choice can be made is by a random mechanism such as the roll of a fair die or the toss of a fair coin. In that case the choice is made freely in as much as there is a choice to be made. The only curcumstance where the idea of a "freewill" makes any sense is in regards to an external agent imposing a choice on a will that would make a different choice. There is still nothing explicity "free" about the actual choice if a will is involved, external or not.

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