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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Sunday School January 11th 2026 in the forum
Sunday School 3 months agoYour beliefs can change without your permission.
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer posted an update 3 months ago
If you are in North America, check out the northern lights display tonight. Great photos taken in Dublin, Ireland. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
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Unseen replied to the topic You don't need determinism… in the forum Small Talk 3 months ago
Unseen wrote:
No, you feel you have a certain amount of agency.What I’m saying is, we treat ourselves and each other as if we have agency, whether we “really” do or not. It’s on this level that we’re held accountable.
See, you can’t talk about agency without implying agency where there really is none. And I mean you you,…[Read more]
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Simon Paynton replied to the topic You don't need determinism… in the forum Small Talk 3 months ago
Unseen wrote:
No, you feel you have a certain amount of agency.What I’m saying is, we treat ourselves and each other as if we have agency, whether we “really” do or not. It’s on this level that we’re held accountable.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School January 11th 2026 in the forum
Sunday School 3 months agoHegemonic like a tonic.
That is ok Enco. I am a very unstable half-wit.
The article on consciousness had me shaking my bald assed head. Same special creation ethos in science encountered by Jane Allgood. Yeah but those monkeys are only reacting to stimuli. Descarte’s automata. It is totally automatic whenever you are around. Pathetic.
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Unseen replied to the topic You don't need determinism… in the forum Small Talk 3 months ago
How long is now?
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Unseen replied to the topic You don't need determinism… in the forum Small Talk 3 months ago
Simon Paynton wrote:
As far as accountability and free will go, I’d say that we all operate in an everyday world of “as-if” free will – we have a certain amount of agency over our actions – and we’re judged and held accountable on this as-if agency.No, you feel you have a certain amount of agency. If you are sure there’s any agency at all, exp…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School January 11th 2026 in the forum
Sunday School 3 months agoJake:
Sorry, I misread you. I thought you typed “Is it” not “It is”.
The former would make it a Trump impersonation, along with a “Covfefe” and “Thank you for your attention to this matter” thrown in.
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Simon Paynton replied to the topic You don't need determinism… in the forum Small Talk 3 months ago
Unseen wrote:
Some will say, “But that’s nihilistic. That means there’s no point to anything. The child abuser, the family annihilator, the terrorist…they’re no better or worse than the hero or altruist or selfless caregiver.”I don’t know what to tell you other than…”Yup! In a very real sense, we’re not the author of our actions, no matter…
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School January 11th 2026 in the forum
Sunday School 3 months agoJake:
It is so wrong to abandon the Iranians to their theocracy. I was about to rant but i just can’t.
Good Trump impersonation, except his vocabulary wouldn’t include Theocracy and his style wouldn’t include such sophisticated rhyming.
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