January 2010
9 posts
About Free Will
Free will is an idealization of human beings that makes the ethics
game playable. Euclidean geometry requires idealizations like infinite
straight lines and perfect circles, and its deductions are sound and useful
even though the world does not really have infinite straight lines or perfect
circles. The world is close enough to the idealization that the theorems
can usefully be applied....
“By making a small change to my avatar, it created a fun shift in the way people...”
– How to Build a Stronger Ego
“or what it’s worth, it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever...”
– Curious Case of Benjamin Button (via kari-shma)
“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t...”
– James Earl Jones (via kari-shma)
“Imagine there is a puddle. When it rains, the puddle is filled with water. When...”
– Chetan Bhagat | Official Website