Getting from “Is” to “Ought” 1/ Let’s assume that there are no ought’s or should’s in this universe. There is only what *is*—the totality of actual (and possible) facts.
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Hmm... I think if you're a hard determinist, it would not make much sense to TRY at anything, bc the outcome is preordained, and if you're not, then you are granting POSSIBILITY is built into the very fabric of reality in a way that strict empiricism cannot account for
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Tell that to your stove.
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except that he completely misconstrued my position lol
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Lol
all I get from his 8 tweets of rhetoric is that @SamHarrisOrg is thinking a lot about sucking.
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The fact that 99% of us can't help but try is determined. The way in which we try is determined. If we try less because we've read a book on free will and/or determinism, that was also determined.
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I guess "trying" really means spontaneously having a set of thoughts and beliefs about events which are happening spontaneously.
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Actualism is inconsistent with causality, which is inconsistent with the *detection* of moral differences
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and with arguments "working"
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How much should I spend on catfood?
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