Jeremy Stangroom

Also, saying you don't believe in free will, but then carrying on entirely as if free will existed, doesn't count as not believing! :)

@PhilosophyExp I wonder why not. Couldn't someone admit that they're unable to fit their daily approach to life to the truth of determinism

@JayLJeffers I think that question raises a lot of interesting & complicated issues about the ontology of belief.

@PhilosophyExp Oh OK. Well that does sound complicated! Thx for the reply.

@JayLJeffers believing if you hit yourself over the head with a hammer, it's going to hurt. But complicated for twitter.

@PhilosophyExp ..with me that there is something odd about a determinist deliberating over what to do, persuading others, etc.

@JayLJeffers Well, I guess a determinist would have to say that it was inevitable they were deliberating, persuading, etc... :)

@PhilosophyExp ..to forgive me for taking their admonitions (e.g. for me to be a nicer person, to work out more, etc) less seriously