Talk:Standard argument against free will

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 Definition An argument proposing a conflict between the possibility of free will and the postulates of determinism and indeterminism. [d] [e]
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Critique

This article is written from a personal standpoint. I have emphasized the view that the moral and the physical realms are separate, and attempts to include all of subjective experience within the scientific enterprise, while laudable and successful to a degree, are arguably never going to succeed entirely. Consequently some bias appears in this article so far as I have written it, and little patience is given to long and convoluted semantic exercises that date back prior to Plato and continue until today with (in my opinion) next to no progress or illumination, simply repeating old conundrums in newer language. John R. Brews 16:23, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Problems

Sloppy editing and proofreading detract heavily from the value of the article. "Casual" vs. "causal" is an error which leaps off the screen, yet the error is repeated. 03:32, 24 November 2013 William Meyer

Thanks for the heads-up. I fixed this problem - what are the rest? John R. Brews 17:10, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

A link to this article

I have added a link to this article from the Paranormal Subgroup page in an effort to see if others might pitch in. It is an interesting question that has a great deal to do with the nature of consciousness. That, in turn, has a great deal to do with the veracity of psi.Thomas Butler 16:07, 23 March 2014 (UTC)