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Old 12-13-2005, 12:56 PM
Stu Pidasso Stu Pidasso is offline
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Default Re: A Refutation of Determinism

You haven't shown determinism to be wrong. You have just shown it is foolish to use it to guide your life. The argument concerning LaPlace's Demon in this thread does a better job of refuting determinism

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Old 12-13-2005, 01:31 PM
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Default Re: A Refutation of Determinism

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The argument concerning LaPlace's Demon in this thread does a better job of refuting determinism

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I don't think this refutes determinism. Laplace was one of the first ardent determinists. Your statement
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I'm sure I could abstain from eating that bowl of ice cream.

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amounts essentially to saying "Determinism is false."
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