Skeptic Project

wow, what a mind blowing 4 paragraph blog. Now all of a sudden I believe that I don't have free will anymore. What will I do?

Free will is always a tricky issue, falling principally to a question of philosophy before even arriving at the issue of theology. We certainly see different variations of free will, from a Kantian notion resting on duty and rationality, to an Abrahamic notion in which we are free to surrender power and subjugate oneself completely to an outside authority. However, it is important to note that the abdication of free will is not an abdication of responsibility. Even under the pragmatist project of William James, free will is constituted by a constrained actors choice among many possible outcomes and thus have a responsibility for the choice we take even if the available outcomes were predetermined for us. Similarly, if there is no free will, those who hold us responsible for our actions are similarly without a free will- they are merely executors of destiny. Saying we don't have free will is not a free pass because everyone is equally under the same moral and social system.

They're both equally useless.

Also, Sam Harris' book on free will comes out next month. Probably going to pass on it, though.

My review of the blog is that I'm indifferent about it. It's a blog so he can write whatever he wants in it. I will say that 4 paragraphs isn't going to cover much on "free will" unless you have the writing style of Muertos (who in my opinion is one the the best writers I've had the pleasure of reading from) and understand/know how to use medical terminology in simplistic terms for the wider audience.

Neutral Response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ussCHoQttyQ