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From: berger@aecom.UUCP (Mitchell Berger)
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Subject: Re: Re: free will (1 more try before I give up ...)
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Date: Wed, 17-Apr-85 11:35:56 EST
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> When *I* watch Star Wars, *I* watch the movie for its entertainment/impact
> value *AND* I marvel at its technical merits.  Both at the same time.  Same
> with life.  What's the problem?  (NOW, you're telling me how I watch movies?)

Rich, your posting is a nausiating example of the difference 
between argueing and conversing. So the metaphor may have
flaws, but take the point in the light it was meant, and not
maitain an arguement for it's own sake.
Laura, your point has a major flaw. All you are saying is that
you have a "will", you just proved that that will may not be
free. The difference being that I can be meta-cognisant and
make decisions based on my self-awareness, while those decisions
could still be predicted by a very detailed study of your brain
and the laws of physics. (Trying to decifer the source code while
analyzing the computer with an oscilliscope. Could probably
be done, but don't ask me to do it.)

I have yet another question... Doesn't Schroedinger's Cat
prove that there is a difference between my mind and day to day
physical events?
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Micha Berger			{philabs|cucard|pegasus|rocky2}!aecom!berger
A Fugue in One Voice