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From: williams@kirk.DEC (John Williams 223-3402)
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Subject: More free will discussion ( although I am getting tired of this )
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QM shows that the processes that comprise your mind are not necessarily
deterministic. Although I would tend to believe they are, the influences
are still unmeasureable. This would be a good definition for free as
related to free will, that the influences contributing to your total
behaviour are unmeasureable, and therefore, your actions are unpredictable.
It can be fairly well asserted that all phenomenon occuring to the brain
is significant, even the most remote. This means that even the slightest
influence can have a dramatic effect. This means that unmeasureable
influence may be well pronounced in your behaviour.

	How about the others? Do you essentially agree with this?

						John Williams.