<B><I>Lee Corbin <lcorbin@tsoft.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <div>But I'm just getting started. Not only do souls and God exist,but so does</div> <div>Santa Claus. After all, Santa Claus can be defined<BR>as that spirit of Christmas happiness and generosity enjoyed by<BR>millions around the world, especially children. Of course<BR>Santa Claus exists (under this non-standard use of the term).</div> <div> </div> <div>>Anna rewrites from wiki:</div> <div> </div> <div>>Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris >Kringle or simply Santa) is the North American and British variant of the European </div> <div>>folk tale of Saint Nicholas, explaining the source of Christmas presents given to </div> <div>>children on Christmas Day. He forms part of the Christmas tradition throughout</div> <div>> then English
speaking world as well as in Latin America and Japan.</div> <div> </div> <div>>Anna replies:</div> <div>>Anybody that shares generosity:)</div> <div> </div> <div>>>Russell writes<BR>> >But irrespective of one's view on the nature of the soul,<BR>>> physics etc, I claim that "uncaused decision" is an oxymoron.</div> <div> </div> <div>>Anna writes: why or how come and what's an "uncaused decision"?<BR></div> <div>Lee Corbin:<BR>I agree with you in the strictest meanings of terms; but in the<BR>example I gave where (for example) in the "physics" of Thomas<BR>Aquinas both souls exist and uncaused decisions are the norm,<BR>"uncaused decision" is not an oxymoron. It's simply an incorrect<BR>description of the real world.</div> <div> </div> <div>Anna asks:</div> <div>>>So what do you think is an inscription of the real world is?</div> <div> </div> <div>Lee Corbin writes:</div> <div> I will claim
that my definition (which I'm glad you like,<BR>btw) _is_ the everyday meaning of the term (and therefore<BR>that free will does exist in the everyday meaning).<BR><BR>Well, we might have to conduct a poll to see who is right, but<BR>my guess is that the everyday definition most people would use<BR>is that of an uncaused decision: namely, most people do believe<BR>in souls of a non-mechanical nature, and that it is possible<BR>for a soul to simply decide to do something, and to do it without<BR>following any laws of physics.<BR><BR>Lee</div> <div> </div> <div>Again just being curious:)</div> <div>Anna</div> <div>Thanks </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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