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Urbane Guerrilla · 07-05-2008, 01:51 AM

What causes evil in human affairs? Evil is the downside of free will.

Some will contend that fate and determinism obviate free will. I don't buy that, reckoning fate not to be knowable before the fact; one may as well behave as if one has free will at all times.

And if the man can only behave like a jerk, he should be unsurprised if he's treated like one.

07-05-2008, 01:51 AM	#6
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	What causes evil in human affairs? Evil is the downside of free will. Some will contend that fate and determinism obviate free will. I don't buy that, reckoning fate not to be knowable before the fact; one may as well behave as if one has free will at all times. And if the man can only behave like a jerk, he should be unsurprised if he's treated like one. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.