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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Arthur Pewtey)
Newsgroups: net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Non sequitur about free will
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 17:04:36 EDT
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>     Materialists who point out that all subjective phenomena are in
>     principle manifested by `chemical reactions' should note that,
>     should weird quantum effects play a major role in the chemistry
>     of human awareness, they are dealing with some fairly spooky
>     chemicals.      [ELLIS]

*Should* they.  It would seem that you are putting your cart before your
horse.  In your neverending vigilant effort to smash causality, you propose
ideas that assume your conclusion.  You speak of "weird quantum play[ing]
a major role in the chemistry of human awareness" as if to say you WANT them
to in order that your conclusions will "come true".

>      SMASH CAUSALITY!!

Why?  I have to say that anyone whose view of the universe involves a desire
to destroy or promote a certain theory rather than seeking the truth about
things is not using science, reason, or logic, but personal preference to
define the universe.
-- 
Anything's possible, but only a few things actually happen.
					Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr