Free Will, Science, and Religion

Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and Michael Walsh talk about the connection of free will belief to religion. Since free will and human responsibility are essential to some religions, it would seem that it's difficult for someone to see free will as an illusion and still hold on to their belief in a g....

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In this podcast, George Ortega, Chandler Klebs, Trick Slattery, Mitch J, David Joseph, and Jamie Soden discuss some implications of humans not having a free will, particularly with relation to concepts like order, disorder, consciousness, and intelligence....

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Some people believe that sometimes we have a little bit of free will that allows us to make choices independent of anything outside of our control. This begs the question of why we can't control when we are in control or not....

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Everyday experiences show us that we are not able to do what we intend. We feel that it's wrong to do things but we find that we still do them. We may not have the time, talents, or money to fulfil our desires....

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Chandler, George, and Jamie talk about how we have blamed ourselves in the past for things we did wrong but now understand that nothing was truly our choice. When we believed in free will we ignored the differences between people in abilities....

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Can anything happen with no cause at all? The cohosts seem to disagree on whether this is a logical possibility. This also brings up the topic of the beginning of the universe. One problem is that different people mean different things by the word "universe"....

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Seven of the cohosts talk about why it's the biggest thing ever to know why free will is an illusion and their motives behind being part of the podcast and educating people on this topic and why it matters to everyone....

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The cohosts on the Free Will, Science, and Religion podcast understand that nobody is to blame for anything because they are not the true first cause of their thoughts, desires, and actions. However sometimes they still feel the emotional need to seek revenge against those who have hurt them....

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Do you have to be super intelligent to understand why free will is an illusion? Could there be emotional biases that prevent people from getting what it's all about? Mitch J, George Ortega, and Chandler Klebs explore these questions....

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Chandler Klebs talks with Mitch J and George Ortega about the distinction between Asexuality and Celibacy. The AVEN home page says "Unlike celibacy, which is a choice, asexuality is a sexual orientation."....

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