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Fatalism and Morality

LightningBolt · 2009-03-14 00:10:35

If we were all fatalists would morals exist if our choices are already decided?

14-03-2009 12:10am

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If we were all fatalists would morals exist if our choices are already decided?

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#2 14-03-2009 12:25am

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Pwoff.
You sound a bit brendan lad. Go for an auld walk

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#3 14-03-2009 12:50am

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lol! Was just reading through wikipedia and happened to come across it! I thought some people on here might offer an opinion on it that's all.

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#4 22-03-2009 7:49pm

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It seems to me that if free will does not exist, then morality cannot exist. This is one of the annoying things about determinists: they don't seem to be able to act in accordance with their views - they condemn wrongdoing as much as the rest of us!

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