04-15-2011, 11:24 AM
I definitely agree with those who say the vantage point is everything in the free will/determinism debate.
One of the corollaries of the Law of One philosophy is that identity is not a discrete phenomenon (at least not in 3rd density) but a continuum. In other words, the entity you think you are - a body, a MBS complex, a race, a brand, a nation, a planet, the entire universe - determines whether or not "you" can be said to have free will.
Where you locate the self determines the scope of your agency. As a biological entity, no, everything is a deterministic interaction of molecules. But as a spiritual entity who makes moral choices, yes, I'd say there is free will, because at that level you are experiencing the effects of your choices and significating them. At the level of complete unified totality with Creation, I have no idea whether the idea of free will even makes sense.
I think the guy who pointed out the utility of "confusion" hit the nail on the head. To the extent you don't understand something, it seems like a system where your choices really matter because the observer/observed dichotomy is at play. The more you understand a system, the more likely you are to see yourself as a part of it, and the less need you have to maintain an independent stance. It is our state of confusion that allows us to have the kind of lives that make the free will illusion worthwhile.
One of the corollaries of the Law of One philosophy is that identity is not a discrete phenomenon (at least not in 3rd density) but a continuum. In other words, the entity you think you are - a body, a MBS complex, a race, a brand, a nation, a planet, the entire universe - determines whether or not "you" can be said to have free will.
Where you locate the self determines the scope of your agency. As a biological entity, no, everything is a deterministic interaction of molecules. But as a spiritual entity who makes moral choices, yes, I'd say there is free will, because at that level you are experiencing the effects of your choices and significating them. At the level of complete unified totality with Creation, I have no idea whether the idea of free will even makes sense.
I think the guy who pointed out the utility of "confusion" hit the nail on the head. To the extent you don't understand something, it seems like a system where your choices really matter because the observer/observed dichotomy is at play. The more you understand a system, the more likely you are to see yourself as a part of it, and the less need you have to maintain an independent stance. It is our state of confusion that allows us to have the kind of lives that make the free will illusion worthwhile.
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