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From: pindor@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca (Andrzej Pindor)
Subject: Re: What is Free Will????
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Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 16:46:21 GMT
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In article <36ubmj$49l@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>,
Eli Balin <elibalin@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu> wrote:
>In article <1994Oct5.080230.18469@ktibv.uucp>,
>The Graphical Gnome <rdb@ktibv.uucp> wrote:
>>It is possible that you are right. It's also possible that with this
>>lines he is refereing to Dawkings. We have no free will, but are
>>controlled by our genes.
>
>Genes have nothing to do with our mental processes, upon which free will 
>is dependant.

How do you know this? By definition or by fiat?

Andrzej 

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