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Posted: 5/28/2003, 11:24 am
by christa lynn
Narbus wrote:
crystal baller wrote:man is a free being by nature.



Nope. We are free by choice.


Whose choice?

Posted: 5/28/2003, 11:54 am
by mosaik
choice is the essence of freedom. the ability to make choices is part of our nature.

Posted: 5/28/2003, 4:02 pm
by happening fish
"If you choose not to be free you still have made a choice"

:nod: Martin Tielli :drool:

Posted: 5/28/2003, 5:28 pm
by thirdhour
Clumsyboy wrote:actually we prefer to go by the term Hippy, or maybe Self Rightous Socialist Bastards :) We've come to take your money you will like it while we're doing it :D


:nod: :lol:

Posted: 5/28/2003, 10:57 pm
by Narbus
christa lynn wrote:
Narbus wrote:
crystal baller wrote:man is a free being by nature.



Nope. We are free by choice.


Whose choice?


Our own choice.

Posted: 5/29/2003, 11:39 am
by christa lynn
Narbus wrote:
christa lynn wrote:
Narbus wrote:
crystal baller wrote:man is a free being by nature.

Nope. We are free by choice.

Whose choice?


Our own choice.

That seems to me to be a contradiction. I see being free as the ability to choose without hindrance by others.

Posted: 5/29/2003, 3:24 pm
by Narbus
christa lynn wrote:
Narbus wrote:
christa lynn wrote:
Narbus wrote:
crystal baller wrote:man is a free being by nature.

Nope. We are free by choice.

Whose choice?


Our own choice.

That seems to me to be a contradiction. I see being free as the ability to choose without hindrance by others.


"Our" = society. Society chooses how free we are, and since we are part of society, we choose.

See the sig. Ponder the sig. Be the sig.

Posted: 5/29/2003, 4:23 pm
by joe_canadian
that's interesting. I refer you to my first post for my view on that. :nod: