Reply to: Are you in control of your own life?

[Board Game Geek]

Can't say I have a favourite philosopher.

I don't have much time for philosopy and consider navel-gazing a waste of time. It's not a very useful skill is it ?

[Svalbaard]

Creationist: I believe in God. I believe he made me in one day.

Bill Hicks: Huh? Yeah... looks like he rushed it.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Thats how I imagine you to be all the time

When I lived in Paris I used to hang out in various cafes with a crumpled 50s suit , hand crafted black Hat ffrom Rome and I guess I did look pretty intense.

These days though , crestfallen ,I sweep the streets of Basingstoke - I see people walk by me without a problem - friends turn and start to laugh.

[HairyArsedBloke]

I wonder who your favourite Philosopher might be ?

Let me guess - is it - Wittgenstein - oh Ive probably mis-spelt his name , but he woulldnt mind - nothing really matters.

I have it from the very highest authority that "Wittgenstein was a beery swine
Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel."

[cailin maith]

I wonder who your favourtite Philospoher might be ?

Let me guess - is it - Wittgenstein - oh Ive probably mis-spelt his name , but he woulldnt mind - nothing really matters.

This month Im sporting a JeanPaul Satre look - smoking Gittanes drinking expressos and looking very intense.

Thats how I imagine you to be all the time

[AlfredJPruffock]

My philosophy is :

Que Será Será

I wonder who your favourite Philosopher might be ?

Let me guess - is it - Wittgenstein - oh Ive probably mis-spelt his name , but he woulldnt mind - nothing really matters.

He did say that.
And - that which cannot be described must be passed over in silence.

Like - Wow !

This month Im sporting a JeanPaul Satre look - smoking Gittanes drinking expressos and looking very intense.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Socrates ? Didnt he play for Brazil ?

But he's wrong because I know a little something or other ... perhaps.

[cailin maith]

Magic 8 ball rules over me with an iron hand.

Who's this AndyW and why does he need to be an option in every poll?

I'm with you... I love my magic 8 ball.

As for Andyw - it's the CUK law, you will get used to it.

[Board Game Geek]

My philosophy is :

Que Será Será

[AlfredJPruffock]

Personally I think that everything that happens is a combination of the past and present, and therefore the future (however complex) is predictable and I'm not in control (even though I feel I am in my mind - it's only an illusion).

The World - is an Illusion.
Time - is not what you think it is.
The Universe - keeps expanding
Grey Slates remain -Grey Slates

[TimberWolf]

I don't see how free will is possible as it implies our brains can choose not to follow basic physical laws somehow. The future and our thoughts are deterministic but impossible to determine without actually running the program is my guess. QM says randomness is fundamental to everything, but I don't believe in randomness either.

[dinker]

I am a finite-state machine

[HairyArsedBloke]

I think sheet happens.

And entropy.

Yesterday I had the mouse I use with the laptop die on me - but that gave me the excuse to buy a nice new wireless one (30 quid pcworld)

This morning I discover that the digital camera that I haven't used in three months has died. Don't know what I'm going to do about that. I fancy a nice new one, but I could do without the expense at the moment. Suppose I could get a cheap one for now.

[Bumfluff]

I think its a bit of both free will and destiny, you have to make a lot of choices based on what life throws at you, so you have free will to decide but alot of the time you can't control the reason you have to make these choices.

[scooterscot]

I think sheet happens.