Pedgerow wrote:If free will is an illusion (and - whispers - it is), then technically, all thoughts are random.
I dunno. Depends if you're into determinism or not. Could be, if free will is an illusion no thoughts are random.
Pedgerow wrote:If free will is an illusion (and - whispers - it is), then technically, all thoughts are random.
A Combustible Lemon wrote:Death is an archaic concept for simpleminded commonfolk, not Victorian scientist whales.
CarrieVS wrote:Pedgerow wrote:If free will is an illusion (and - whispers - it is), then technically, all thoughts are random.
I dunno. Depends if you're into determinism or not. Could be, if free will is an illusion no thoughts are random.
Crimson847 wrote:In other words, transgender-friendly privacy laws don't molest people, people molest people.
(Presumably, the only way to stop a bad guy with a transgender-friendly privacy law is a good guy with a transgender-friendly privacy law, and thus transgender-friendly privacy law rights need to be enshrined in the Constitution as well)
Gorbachev sounded like a politician from a distant era, from a time before sound bites. He was serious, long-winded, and sometimes difficult to follow. His mere presence at the Mirage was far more important to this crowd than anything he said. The meaning hit me as looked around at all the fast food executives, the sea of pinstriped suits and silk ties. In ancient Rome, the leaders of conquered nations were put on display at the Circus. The symbolism was unmistakable; the submission to Rome, complete. Gorbachev’s appearance at the Mirage seemed an Americanized version of that custom, a public opportunity for the victors to gloat — though it would have been even more fitting if the fast food convention had been down the road at Caesars Palace.
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