tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post7905007570376169174..comments2023-10-29T07:38:08.820+00:00Comments on Something More Weekly: #250 Volunteering at Alexander Devine in Windsor part 2Profound Familiarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-1976721581984569152017-09-18T12:05:57.622+01:002017-09-18T12:05:57.622+01:00You could try to prove it by taking a different ap...You could try to prove it by taking a different apple next time but that doesn't really work, because the experiment is always repeated at a different point in time to the original. You can never go back to that exact time when you took that apple and prove that you could have done otherwise. <br /><br />So you make an assumption. You say, well the second time I took a different apple and it was all very similar, in fact as far as I can tell, the circumstances were exactly the same and I took a different apple, so that proves that I had a choice but it doesn't really because still, you're only making an assumption. <br /><br />How do you know you could have chosen the other apple? It's still impossible to prove. Even with time travel, it'd be impossible because if you go back in time, you're not the same person. You're now a person who's gone back in time, whereas the person who took the apple before had never gone back in time. So you can't prove it. <br /><br />In fact logically speaking, if you were to magically reappear as the exact same person, in the exact same situation and took a different apple, it would be hard to claim that you made the choice because if you were aware at any point that you were making a different choice, then you wouldn't be the same person that you were when you originally made it and that would wipe out the validity of the experiment. On the other hand, if you weren't aware that you were making a choice, then you couldn't possibly be making one because your actions would be beyond your awareness, beyond your control, whereas choice assumes that we do have control.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-87726924486590164352017-09-18T11:52:06.743+01:002017-09-18T11:52:06.743+01:00I'm not into Dr. Who.I'm not into Dr. Who.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-61056075995401793882017-09-18T11:51:51.908+01:002017-09-18T11:51:51.908+01:00Say a person feels like they're making a choic...Say a person feels like they're making a choice between a red apple and a green apple. They take an apple and then they say "I chose that apple".<br /><br />The other view is to reply, in a cynical sort of tone, "prove that you chose it".<br />Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-84847105193050000622017-09-17T23:30:43.658+01:002017-09-17T23:30:43.658+01:00How does the other view of that work? That you wou...How does the other view of that work? That you would have taken that path anyway? I can't remember if you told me whether you are a Dr Who fan or not? Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-31147237442125677962017-09-17T22:13:10.172+01:002017-09-17T22:13:10.172+01:00I'm not surprised, it would to most people.I'm not surprised, it would to most people.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-25226667001954281742017-09-17T13:55:52.349+01:002017-09-17T13:55:52.349+01:00That sounds like making a choice to me.That sounds like making a choice to me.Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-13794815600255431942017-09-16T20:41:12.076+01:002017-09-16T20:41:12.076+01:00I tend to think about things quite a lot sometimes...I tend to think about things quite a lot sometimes, so there have definitely been situations when I've obsessed over what the right thing to do is.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-65013402307791582362017-09-16T18:23:34.838+01:002017-09-16T18:23:34.838+01:00Do you ever have a strong moral struggle?Do you ever have a strong moral struggle?Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-82014848874673858982017-09-16T18:17:18.120+01:002017-09-16T18:17:18.120+01:00I suppose it could be something like that, or it c...I suppose it could be something like that, or it could just be that everything happens randomly. I don't have a strong conviction about it.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-77741412757491783942017-09-16T16:51:18.820+01:002017-09-16T16:51:18.820+01:00Oh you are talking about fate or destiny, or God&#...Oh you are talking about fate or destiny, or God's will?Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-72280310939941058762017-09-16T14:48:15.407+01:002017-09-16T14:48:15.407+01:00In theory it doesn't affect what happens, sinc...In theory it doesn't affect what happens, since things would unfold exactly the same way, whether or not we have any choice in the matter or we just feel like we do. <br /><br />I'm certainly not questioning whether most people feel like they have choices, I feel as though I make choices every day.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-53490443878766399912017-09-16T14:45:38.790+01:002017-09-16T14:45:38.790+01:00Not much Fizz :) hence the excuse that I didn'...Not much Fizz :) hence the excuse that I didn't have a choice :)Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-50619056040441185362017-09-16T14:44:54.851+01:002017-09-16T14:44:54.851+01:00The partaking of things only proves that it was po...The partaking of things only proves that it was possible to partake. It does not prove that it would have been possible to choose not to.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-19321255922254794912017-09-16T10:29:00.496+01:002017-09-16T10:29:00.496+01:00Democracy and capitalism , not to mention ordering...Democracy and capitalism , not to mention ordering in a restaurant are based on choice. I know you partake of all those things. You're not making sense.Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-24848907761321374182017-09-16T09:54:42.018+01:002017-09-16T09:54:42.018+01:00What happened when you were 20? (Although you coul...What happened when you were 20? (Although you could of course choose not to divulge)<br /><br />Sounds like a good blog topic. I can see it would make life far less confusing but possibly a bit restricting and dull?Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-76928894675820609362017-09-15T19:05:28.294+01:002017-09-15T19:05:28.294+01:00Yeah, not since I was like 20 years old.Yeah, not since I was like 20 years old.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-47755208247796462762017-09-15T17:06:40.205+01:002017-09-15T17:06:40.205+01:00You don't believe in choice?You don't believe in choice?Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-1174748964935879762017-09-15T11:33:08.788+01:002017-09-15T11:33:08.788+01:00Perhaps Cath.Perhaps Cath.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-84811582672330710772017-09-15T11:32:39.469+01:002017-09-15T11:32:39.469+01:00Well... I can't regret as I don't believe ...Well... I can't regret as I don't believe in choice. I can feel bad about things that have happened though. I certainly wouldn't want to leave the house every weekend but in this case I valued seeing a friend and getting a taste of voluntary work.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-3524875079040075032017-09-14T17:12:26.173+01:002017-09-14T17:12:26.173+01:00Loved the fatigue induced bun n sausage love.
Sha...Loved the fatigue induced bun n sausage love.<br /><br />Shame it was a flop but good you marked it up as better than being indoors.Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-72045153892858352122017-09-14T13:35:21.114+01:002017-09-14T13:35:21.114+01:00Sounds like you did a good thing. Sounds like you did a good thing. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.com