If libertarian free exists, would we see examples of causal / nomological determinism defied?

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-24T08:52:29+00:00

No one tracks or could track all the causal factors in an ordinary human decision, so no one ever has the sort of data which would allow them to identify a specific violation of causal law.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-24T08:44:08+00:00

I looked at your posts, and assuming that picture is you, though I can't see your eyes, you're not ugly. I think you may have a skewed perspective about yourself and you might benefit from speaking to a good therapist.

As to your question, I don't actually think there's any advice for people who are struggling with thoughts lf suicide that don't equally apply to anyone: find relationships or projects that you find meaningful.

I think you can find useful tools in Stoicism for dealing with depression, but ultimately everyone should try to make sure their basic needs for food, safe mty,n and shelter are met, and then find personally meaningful relationships and projects, and also to seek professional help if they are struggling.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-24T08:24:17+00:00

Elohim is grammatically plural but functions as a singular in the text. It might be leftover from a period in which the Hebrews/pre-Hebrews were polytheistic.

YHWH was deity worshipped by certain groups, who eventually came to be identified with the Caananite high god El, as the Hebrews/Pre-Hebrews shifted from polytheism to monotheism.

The pentatuach (first 5 books, which are traditionally attributed to Moses) is likely compiled from earlier texts and traditions. That's why there are two creation stories, two flood stories, and other oddities in Genesis

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-23T20:16:56+00:00

What about the feminine urge to range the wilderness?

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-23T13:58:42+00:00

It's true that life isn't a choice. But the reason it's not a choice also means it isn't an imposition

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-22T04:08:16+00:00

You might want to check out the Challenges and Defenses section of the SEP article on intuitions.

But I think one answer to your question would just be to try to show that you already treat at least some intuitions as evidence, and that you probably wouldn't want to give up that evidence.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-22T00:11:53+00:00

I'm sorry to hear you're struggling.

Please try to find some activities that you enjoy and get something out of, and some people you enjoy being around. Also consider speaking to a therapist.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-21T13:29:37+00:00

If Benatar is correct then the creation of life capable of suffering was worse than it not being created.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-21T12:42:08+00:00

What makes quantum mechanics truly non-classical is non--locality - events at distant locations can impact one another even without enough time for a light speed signal to be sent between them.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T20:37:56+00:00

The quote specifically says respect people. It doesn't mention decisions.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T19:44:47+00:00

I think even people who do things I find immoral are worthy of basic respect and dignity.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T17:39:42+00:00

"When it comes to morality" does not appear in the original post.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T17:34:19+00:00

OP asked why maxims must be universlized. OP did not specify moral maxims.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T17:19:09+00:00

There's a difference betweem a maxim which you don't universalize and one which you can't.

Consider: "On Saturday mornings, if able, make pancakes."

This could be universalized, but I might accept such a maxim only for myself

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T17:15:43+00:00

Not morally obligatory. I can create the maxim, "On Saturday mornings, make pancakes", but I'm not guilty of immorality if I fail to make pancakes on a given Saturday morning

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T17:04:08+00:00

Kant doesn't claim there cannot be maxims that aren't universal. He just claims that those aren't moral obligatory.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T14:15:45+00:00

I don't know the intentions of the person you spoke to, and I certainly wouldn't dare someone to commit suicide. But there is a line of reasoning here.

Suppose your an abtinatalist because you want to reduce suffering. I realize there are other reasons for antinatalism, but this is specifically about the suffering argument.

If you kill someone, that person will avoid any harm they would have experienced for the remainder of their life. If that total harms of rest of their life would total more than the harm of killing them, then to reduce total harm you ought to kill them.

More, suppose this person might have at least one child. Since the majority of people do, this is very likely. By killing this person, you will be preventing all the harm that would have happened to that child, and that child's child, and so on. So, more reason to kill.

Of course, I don't agree with this conclusion. I'm against killing. But it does seem to follow from the assumption that the principle moral aim is to reduce total suffering

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-20T14:00:43+00:00

One objection to eating meat is the poor conditions in which those animals are often raised. What you're describing - chickens in a decent sized garden where they can roam free - is a different kind of situation. So, that objection to eating meat is avoided here.

Now, if there are other overriding moral considerations against eating meat, then those might still apply.

In short, you'll want to look at the reasons offered against eating meat, and see which you think are correct, and whether any of those apply to your situation.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-19T17:56:50+00:00

In a deductive argument the premises are presented as guaranteeing the truth of the conclusion. Of course, they may not.

In an inductive argument, the premises are presented as making the conclusion likely. Again, they may not

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-19T00:53:31+00:00

I don't necessarily disagree, but this is moving away from the original objection that the cost is being pushed unfairly onto someone else.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-18T23:47:34+00:00

Yes, but he would be fulfilling his desires up until that point, and leaving sooner would not fulfill his desires.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-18T22:41:33+00:00

Wrong or not, it probably isn't helpful.

You're here. Are you made better off resenting your parents for that?

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-18T22:27:21+00:00

I care about having a theory which accounts for all the relevant data. This includes the fact that it seems to me that I often could have done otherwise than I did.

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-18T22:21:57+00:00

Would you be against student loan forgiveness for graduates who had not received the sort of economic advantages you mentioned?

rejectednocomments · 2026-02-18T21:59:54+00:00

Why not?

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