(2020-11-09, 03:52 AM)Smaw Wrote: I mean if he was involved in a 75 page thread and still wasn't convinced so badly he started ANOTHER one, probably just best to throw up some persuasive links and be on your way. No reason to waste time wracking your brain on how to convince someone that badly.
For the other bit, how would you say that things like past experiences or genetic traits don't compromise a person's sense of free will? Would they just be influences involved in the decision making process, rather than deciders on what that person will do?
Yeah it's impossible to tell what Paul wants, at least for me. Why it'd be better for him to just make his argument directly, rather than for us to continually be told our explanations don't satisfy him.
As for the second part - influences rather than deciders.
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