Determinism v. free will.

[the_grynne]

Excerpt from Raymond M. Smullyan's dialogue 'Is God a Taoist?' (1977). Read the whole thing here.

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MORTAL: Wait a minute now, do I have free will or don't I?

GOD: I already told you you do. But that does not mean that determinism is incorrect.

MORTAL: Well, are my acts determined by the laws of nature or aren't they?

GOD: The word determined

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[the_grynne]

Some of it reads like fan fiction; it's actually pretty trippy. :)