What is free will? (Parts 1-3)

Recently a dear friend shared an article from the Guardian titled ’The clockwork universe: is free will an illusion?’. The article, as the title suggests, is a discussion on free will, and whether you and I have it, or whether it’s just a kind of illusion. This question of what is free will makes for …

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What is free will? (Part 3)

Click for part 1 and part 2. What is will anyway Let’s look at this idea of will. As we have discussed, an animal’s life is largely fixed and they are not really equipped to go beyond their limitations. For humans, the possibilities are unlimited. Will, or conscious choice, is the highest quality we humans …

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What is free will? (Part 2)

For part 1 click here. A guru always takes you for a ride At this point in the seminar our hero Adam perks back up. He remembers something from another seminar he attended a few weeks ago called “Your First Steps on Your Blessed Spiritual Journey” where the long-haired teacher was saying something about mind, …

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What is free will? (Part 1)

Recently a dear friend shared an article from the Guardian titled ’The clockwork universe: is free will an illusion?’. The article, as the title suggests, is a discussion on free will, and whether you and I have it, or whether it’s just a kind of illusion. This question of what is free will makes for …

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