8
Accepting free will doesn’t exist could make us less hateful and ashamed (theconversation.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/science@lemmy.world
24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1289720/accepting-free-will-doesnt-exist-could-make-us-less-hateful-and-ashamed

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 3 points 2 months ago (9 children)

"By contrast, forgiveness of self and of others are highly robust predictors of psychological wellbeing and healthier relationships."

Luke 6:37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

One does not need to deny free will to forgive.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 9 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (8 children)

    Free will doesn't exist.

    No one should "forgive" an active threat.

    Your cult is killing us.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 8 child comments
    •
  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    it exists

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 7 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (6 children)

    Prove it. Can you even define it? It's a bullshit excuse to make us feel guilty about things we did not choose.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
    •
  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    no

    theres ur proof

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
    •
  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    That's proof that you can type the word "no". There is still zero proof of free will.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    thats proof that I can freely say no

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    No, it's proof that you typed "no", presumably because you're so heavily invested in your identity as a catholic person that you thought typing "free will exists" is proof that it exists.

    It is not. Your brain, a physical thing, decided to do that.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    External factors determine the stakes of your choices. The choice is yours

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I choose to be as honest as possible because I have seen how much harm can come from falsehoods.

    Honestly, there is zero evidence for free will. Zero evidence for god. Zero evidence for miracles. Zero evidence for souls. Etc.

    You choose the dishonest path of asserting conclusions despite lacking evidence. You see what you want to see and pretend it is true, at everyone's expense.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent