[Heartlander]

“If you do not assume the law of non-contradiction, you have nothing to argue about. If you do not assume the principles of sound reason, you have nothing to argue with. If you do not assume libertarian free will, you have no one to argue against. If you do not assume morality to be an objective commodity, you have no reason to argue in the first place.”
- William J Murray

[Boogieman]

“The gist of Coyne’s denial, shared by others of course, is that nature is deterministic...”

Anyone who makes that argument just reveals that they are scientifically illiterate!

[gorush]

Everything an individual does, every choice he makes, is in his own self-interest. Even if he thinks he is sacrificing, he is sacrificing because he thinks it is "good" to sacrifice...and he wants to be "good".

Love the quote you provided by the way.

[piytar]

Even if the mind is purely a physical manifestation (i.e., no soul), it is almost certainly a quantum mechanical one. Ergo, it is NOT deterministic.