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“Although we are always influenced by brain or mental events to form the intentions we do, sometimes (and in particular when we are taking difficult moral decisions) no such events fully determine those intentions. We have a certain freedom to form intentions to act independently of all the influences to which we are subject, which I shall call ‘free will’ [...] given that that is our situation, we are often morally responsible for our actions—guilty and deserving blame for doing what we believe wrong, meritorious and deserving praise for doing what we believe to be good actions beyond obligation.”

Book:Mind, Brain, and Free Will

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Mind, Brain, and Free Will

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Richard Swinburne

Richard Swinburne is a renowned British philosopher known for his work in the fields of religious philosophy, epistemology, and ethics. His contributions have had a profound impact on contemporary philosophy. more

“As Einstein once said, “It is the theory which decides what can be observed.” But I must add that prior to theory there is what we call “thinking”—a systematic form of consciousness deeply driven by the unconscious that enables understanding and experimental predictions The parallel is expressed in John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (KJV). For humans, all beginnings are in thought or reason. And in the reductionist search for reality, science can only identify mind, first in thing shopped for, then in the assurance of unseen evidence.”

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Book:The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reflections on Faith, Science, and Economics

Source: The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reflections on Faith, Science, and Economics

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Book:Loving People Who Are Hard to Love: Transforming Your World by Learning to Love Unconditionally

Source: Loving People Who Are Hard to Love: Transforming Your World by Learning to Love Unconditionally

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