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I remember Stefan saying years ago "Everyone is a genius and everyone is a philosopher". I'm guessing that he doesn't think that anymore.

Another thing that might be helpful: it is a spectrum, in a society, a family and in every individual there are r and K tendencies. Right now, some western societies are tending more to r, it seems. The theory is great and it explains a lot, but I found myself judging almost every person I meet: - Yeah this girl is definitely r ... and so on. For me, at least for a while it became a black and white thing.

I made this video with a segment from one of the latest call in shows FDR2974 How to ‘Find Yourself’. It deeply resonates with me that nostalgia for the past. What do you guys think?

This is the kind of publicity that we need.

For me it is really scary, to do something like that. Thank you for the inspiration!

Of course, nature is interactive, and the conscious intentions are part of the casual chain.The problem in my opinion is in the title of this thread. How do you define free will. If free will is comparing our thoughts to an ideal, we have free will. We do that all the time. But this could very well be a deterministic process. For me free will means that in the past we were free to behave differently than we actually did.

What would be better? Not calling people names, if you are frustrated with something, or someone, the best way to deal with that is just saying that someone or something is frustrating you, or simply not engage anymore. I´m sinking into the determinist argument? No, I´m just looking at the facts and arguments to the best of my ability and try to sort out the truth. You seem to imply that free will is a fact (i´m sorry if my interpretation is wrong), but it isn´t.

Calling someone a prick might not be the most optimal way to deal with this topic. I don´t know if determinism is true or not, or if free will is true or not (meaning: I was free to behave differently than I did in the past ). But the evidence seems to favor determinism. I don´t like it. Stef is courageous, engaging, smart and he is doing outstanding work, particularly in making the argument for non spanking and peaceful parenting. I have only good things to say about him. The arguments that I´ve heard of him regarding free will, don´t make sense to me. Maybe I´m missing something, But comparing opinions to ideals could be a deterministic process, And I cannot see how this is not the case. Saying that this (comparing opinions to ideals) is the definition for free will misses the point. Again maybe i´m wrong, I´m willing to explore the issue, If we claim to be empirical we have to process the evidence, and to my knowledge, I haven´t seen a empirical proof that free will is truth. and the studies that I saw in the area show that we are aware of decisions some time after they are a "done deal" in the unconscious mind. Some say this is proof that free will is an illusion some don´t. Claiming certainty in this area might be premature.

I´d love to view your site, but it seems do be down. But I admire your courage to go on your own.

Thanks for sharing! What is your business?

Yeah, let´s continue in positive mode

Yeah... I see that. And I myself have similar concerns. Thank you for stating that so eloquently. But on the other hand, the standard that we all subscribe I think, is the Truth. So we have to make sense of the evidence. And there are different interpretations, but the results of some experiments are disturbing, to say the least.

Yeah... I see that. And I myself have similar concerns. Thank you for stating that so eloquently. But on the other hand, the standard that we all subscribe I think, is the Truth. So we have to make sense of the evidence. And there are different interpretations, but the results of some experiments are disturbing, to say the least.

That is not true . If determinism is true debates happen because of prior causes. But on the other hand, if free will is true, yes. And it is important to notice that we don´t know with complete certainty. It´s not like we can syllogistic prove free will. So, maybe not all determinists are insane.

Maybe, but there is no proof. But I appreciate your theory.

Like I said before I´m no determinist. I´m only interested in the truth. If a man comes and try to kill me, it doesn´t matter in the moment if he has free will or not, I´m gonna do whatever I can to escape, same thing if it was a bear.

The opposite? that the scientist doesn`t know before?

Saying "bad dog" and giving punishment doesn't require free will. If the dog bites me, and I give him a smack it´s the same thing

Even if science does not yet have an ultimate answer to this question, it is somewhat disturbing that some scientist knows some seconds before I do, what I´m gonna do next.

Yeap, you are absolutely right Kevin... no should. My mistake. What do you mean by cray cray?

Sure, but if determinism is true, he "has" to correct you. Intentions are a part of the causal chain of events. If they are deterministic doesn't mean they are not real. If determinism is true we should ban criminals from participating in society, the same way we should run from a bear in the woods. As a side note i´m not a determinist,If anything I want to believe that free will is real. But the truth for me comes first, and, until now the only argument that conforms with the evidence available is determinism (Libet experiments being the most famous. Again, please correct me if i´m wrong about the evidence.) I think the majority of the people in this thread are interested in the truth also. There are brilliant people here, and I appreciate very much your input.

We don´t know yet...sure we can extrapolate, but we don´t have a final handle on that question

I don´t know if we have free will or not. For me a useful definition of free will is, in a nutshell " We were free to behave differently than we did in the past" Do you agree with this definition? For me the place to find if free will is real or not is science, empirical evidence. And as far as I know (correct me if I´m wrong please) the evidence seems to favor determinism over free will( Benjamin Libet experiments being the most famous). As a footnote, I want to believe in free will, Maybe because determinism seems to take something away from us, but I can´t find a rational explanation in which the statement:" We were free to behave differently than we did in the past" makes sense. Maybe I´m wrong. What do you guys think?

I´ve came across this video on the Rogan board. What do you guys think? I was a little shock, because I have respect for Pinker In summary he says that parenting has 10% to 0% effect on the personality.

Hi there, My name is Miguel, and i´m a 32 year old man from Portugal. I discover FDR in 2009/2010, I once was a monthly donator, but now I don´t have a good finacial situation. I like very much the show, it is provocative, intelligent, scary, all the qualities you need in a good show. I´m an atheist and I agree with the validity of the NAP. Thank you all EDIT: yeah i´ve been a "lurker" on the forum, but some what active in sharing videos and on the chatroom