it's not an analogy. it's a hypothetical. and in my hypothetical you can see that your proposed causation falls apart. even in your amended version, when do i lose free will?

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How does any of this have to do with free will?

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

so long as i can still choose my own actions, i can't say that other people's reactions caused me to act in any way.

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Ok, listen, don't get it the wrong way, but I think we should stop this back and forth. I'm completely lost in what you are trying to argue here and what your actual point is. No offense, I just think we completely miss each other in our logic. Because I am sure you are a smart person but I don't see how any of this is connected to my first comment, any of my theses, and to me we are just arguing over some semantics and who's right over a question that doesn't exist. So I call it quits here. I'm on vacation as of today and this is getting exhausting for no good reason or goal.

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

I don't feel that I ever ask you to respond at all. I feel I've been right this whole time and you just don't understand the topic well enough to discuss it. enjoy your vacation.