@JayLJeffers I think that question raises a lot of interesting & complicated issues about the ontology of belief.
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@PhilosophyExp Oh OK. Well that does sound complicated! Thx for the reply.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JayLJeffers believing if you hit yourself over the head with a hammer, it's going to hurt. But complicated for twitter.3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@PhilosophyExp ..with me that there is something odd about a determinist deliberating over what to do, persuading others, etc.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JayLJeffers Well, I guess a determinist would have to say that it was inevitable they were deliberating, persuading, etc... :)2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@PhilosophyExp ..to forgive me for taking their admonitions (e.g. for me to be a nicer person, to work out more, etc) less seriously2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JayLJeffers I'm not sure it's possible to reconcile determinism with the idea of moral culpability so as to make forgiveness necessary.. :)4 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@PhilosophyExp then one of the key parties in the deliberation being a determinist does seem to deflate the whole endeavor.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JayLJeffers If you have a spare 5 minutes, have a go at this (it explores Frankfurt cases, which are relevant): http://bit.ly/H4Ny642 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@JayLJeffers Cool. I'm signing off twitter now, but fun talking to you. Good night! :)
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