You and I are born with a brain which is the part of our body that makes decisions.
It is a learning machine. It learns what things or actions are good or bad based based on experience.
And the goodness or badness is judged by our self interest. We’re all a after advancing our self interest, ie, “the pursuit of happiness” as each one defines it for ourselves.
So, regarding my tag line - I’ve learned through experience and observation that some people advance their interest at the expense of yours by guilting you. And that lesson has caused me to be wary of such manipulation for my own interest, hence the tagine.
Do you agree?
Now each one of us is endowed (born) with unique bodies and brains, thus we all process experiences in somewhat different ways and come to different conclusions. There are a lot of similarities but also differences.
We’re kinda like slightly different CPUs with imperfect logic. The imperfect logic is due to our emotional nature.
I find this “model” consistent with the realities of the world that I see and experience.
What do you think?
I’m happy to engage you in this, but please realize that I have no intention of being adversarial.
We are born with brains that store an immense amount of information based on our experiences. If I’m only doing what my experiences have programmed me to do, then how can truth as an absolute exist? You would have your truth and I would have mine. If absolute truth doesn’t exist, aren’t you saying that the statement that absolute truth doesn’t exist is absolute truth?
If free will is an illusion, then how can anyone be held accountable for their actions? Aren’t they just doing what they’ve been programmed to do? Why have prisons or the death penalty or political parties?
Without free will, love doesn’t exist.
Without free will, hate doesn’t exist.
My experience can cause me to either approve or disapprove of someone’s actions or even their person, but I have to choose to love or hate someone.
People have chosen to love or hate another person completely contrary to their own self interest. This is much deeper than a “computer program” that only promotes self.
Your tagline tells me “Do not let them make you “care” !”
If free will is an illusion, then how can I do that? Won’t I just respond with my programmed reaction? I would have to choose to let them make me care or choose to not let them make me care.