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11-06-2023, 08:00 PM
Apology to Alan V.
I've been considering how to do this this for a while.
So, some may remember Alan and I had a debate a while ago, in which I claimed there was no such thing as free will, and that Psychology has demonstrated that the determination of decisions are 95 % determined by what is already stored in the brain,
and thus not "free". I remain generally (still) of that opinion, but after a review of many other scholarly opinions, I came to the conclusion, that one could actually "choose" to engage in a behavior (in that 5 %) to see how it worked out. Alan reminded me that 5 % was "enough" to provide "free". I didn't buy it. It might be unusual, but obviously could happen. ..... just have for a long time thought I should admit I was wrong.
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11-07-2023, 06:14 AM
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(11-06-2023, 08:00 PM)Bucky Ball Wrote: I've been considering how to do this this for a while.
So, some may remember Alan and I had a debate a while ago, in which I claimed there was no such thing as free will, and that Psychology has demonstrated that the determination of decisions are 95 % determined by what is already stored in the brain,
and thus not "free". I remain generally (still) of that opinion, but after a review of many other scholarly opinions, I came to the conclusion, that one could actually "choose" to engage in a behavior (in that 5 %) to see how it worked out. Alan reminded me that 5 % was "enough" to provide "free". I didn't buy it. It might be unusual, but obviously could happen. ..... just have for a long time thought I should admit I was wrong.
That was nice of you Bucky. I've apologized for being wrong too. It's a good thing to do.
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11-07-2023, 10:40 PM
Apology to Alan V.
I'm sure glad I've never been wrong.
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11-08-2023, 02:22 AM
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(11-07-2023, 10:40 PM)no one Wrote: I'm sure glad I've never been wrong.
I, on the other hand, have been wrong so many times that I don't even have time to apologize for individual errors.
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11-08-2023, 02:22 AM
Apology to Alan V.
(11-07-2023, 10:40 PM)no one Wrote: I'm sure glad I've never been wrong.
I, on the other hand, have been wrong so many times that I don't even have time to apologize for individual errors.
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11-08-2023, 04:11 AM
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(11-07-2023, 10:40 PM)no one Wrote: I'm sure glad I've never been wrong.
I just don't admit it. It has the same practical effect.
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11-08-2023, 05:54 AM
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I thought I was wrong once..... but I was mistaken!
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11-08-2023, 11:01 AM
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(11-08-2023, 04:11 AM)Dānu Wrote: (11-07-2023, 10:40 PM)no one Wrote: I'm sure glad I've never been wrong.
I just don't admit it. It has the same practical effect.
Sounds like a good strategy.
My duplicate post here in this thread was not a mistake.
Honest!
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11-08-2023, 12:11 PM
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Re: The Inconsistency of Arithmetic
You are quite right, and my original response was wrong. Thank you for spotting my error.
I withdraw my claim.
Posted by: Edward Nelson on October 1, 2011 1:39 PM
The Inconsistency of Arithmetic | The n-Category Café (utexas.edu)
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11-08-2023, 09:36 PM
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The other day I found out I was wrong about celluloid film not being plant based and had to fess up to my husband that I was in error.
Why this subject came up is sort of a long story but I happened to read about decorative hair combs in the 1880's exploding in women's hair and buring their skin. Some guy was combing his long beard and the comb exploded. It killed him. I thought, "What the hell?" Well, celluloid is a combination of " cellulose fibers, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, water, alcohol, camphor, colorants, and fillers" which is quite explosive under certain circumstances.
Billiard balls were being made out of celluloid to cut down on ivory which was so expensive to get .... plus the poor elephants. These celluloid billiard balls would sometimes explode.
Anyway, this was the first synthetic substance, but not entirely. There are still come plant cells in celluloid so I was wrong about that. I thought it was entirely man made chemicals mixed together. Wrong!
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