Musings

Perhaps we have free will…perhaps we donโ€™t. ย Until either possibility is conclusively proven, the best way to act is to assume we have it (because if we have so much as a SHRED of it, it would be a terrible thing to waste). ย So in my opinion, the only sensible way to take advantage of any free will I might have is not to bounce from craving to craving, from excuse to excuse, but to be as honest with myself as possible and figure out EXACTLY what it is I want to accomplish, and then pursue that end as strategically as possible. ย 

If I simply follow my urges and cravings, then in the grand scheme of things, I really donโ€™t see a difference between myself and a machine.


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  1. I believe we do which makes us and not some external force responsible for our actions and our lives.

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    1. It’s the only way to go!

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    illusion.is.mine

    I completely agree with you!

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  3. Sometimes I think that all I am is a product of my times and experience and I am nothing more than a series of algorithms. Then I decide to put all that to one side and make the effort to control what I do and think.

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  4. Following the urging and craving is akin to a phrase I read today. A demented bumblebee bouncing around from flower to flower in a drunken state….. and Iโ€™ve hit the wall. Hard.

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    1. Another point to put on your map of Where Not To Go. ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

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