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Who Needs Free Will for Moral Behavior?
“If there is no free will, I am not responsible for my actions.” I utterly disagree. Responsibility is not guilt. Without free will, you are not guilty. With free will, you are not guilty. Responsibility is something you can take within any circumstance. If there is no free will, then you can take responsibility within Read the full article…
Practicalities of Free Will
Free will is a term that stands for many concepts, and within each concept for a cloud of meaningfulness. That doesn’t make it practically less important. Terms and concepts Also, this doesn’t mean there are many free will’s. That would mean one can fight about what is the correct free will. Such fighting is done Read the full article…
In Defense of Free Will
Free will as generally conceived, appears to be an illusion. This doesn’t mean that we ‘have no free will’. [see also: ‘You Are Free Even while Freedom Is an Illusion’] The notion of personal ‘free will’ is probably as old as humanity. Only God or some devil – or a witch – might interfere and Read the full article…
Please be free and brave.
Many people aim to be ‘meaningful from the ground up.’ One cannot be so without being free. One cannot be so without being brave. Being ‘meaningful from the ground up’ is my interpretation of what ‘the free and the brave’ strive for. Of course, it is basically genuine to do so. It should be no Read the full article…
Freedom is Space for Soul
Different people and different cultures seek soul in different ways. Yet there is a related search for freedom and space (free space) in all of them. ‘Soul’ is used here in a spiritual sense, transcending any specific religion or even religion as a whole. It’s about subconceptual mental processing without saying where or whether it Read the full article…
The Freedom to Be Free
Can people be asked to appreciate only one freedom, namely, the freedom to be free? Thus, not the freedom to incarcerate oneself or others? You might already know I’m talking about the ego: the self-referenced, overly conceptual part of any total person. Please read ‘The Story of Ego.’ Ego wants an illusion of freedom. As Read the full article…
To be Free is to be Meaningful
Freedom may be a feeling or a being. It’s about being able to do what one wants to do ― this is, what one finds meaningful, one way or another. Being compelled to act For instance, out of patriotism, one may feel compelled to risk one’s life in battle. This ultimate sacrifice is given in Read the full article…
The Freedom of Being You
People generally crave the feeling of freedom. Yet, a crucial misunderstanding may lead to a vicious circle careening into the reverse. You Being-you means being the one with your history, preferences, and other people’s influences upon you from childbirth on and even before. This is the you that can be free ― no other. This Read the full article…
La Libertad! (Freedom)
Grand ideals are never enough. Many utopias fail. Not the ideals are to blame, but the lack of embeddedness and further support. The ideal of freedom is no exception. Being in a Simón Bolívar mood. This is not just a fickle blog. The lesson is profound. It’s interesting to look at the life of some Read the full article…
Freedom + Direction = Invitation
A perfect equation in both directions. This lets one better understand ‘invitation’ and put it into practice. Direction without Freedom This is coercion, one way or another. Literally without any freedom, this would amount to mental incarceration ― the end of life to any mind-ful organism. The lack of freedom may be hidden to the Read the full article…
Three Dangers of Freemasonry
Depth needs effort. Lots of effort ― even more so if one thinks to make enough effort already. There are many forms of pseudo-depth, especially when shrouded in secrecy, Looking for a combination of depth and rationality, a few years ago, I ventured into the world of freemasonry. A lot of information about it is Read the full article…
Social Freedom
Individual freedom is a fundamental human urge. In an increasingly complex society, it may clash with the human being’s urge as a social being. This clash may shape humanity in the near and distant future. Freedom Pondering about freedom. [see: “The Goal: Freedom“] Individual freedom is vital to any organism as an ‘agent,’ separating it Read the full article…
Free App to Relieve COVID
We have developed an app, free to everyone, that can alleviate a huge amount of human suffering related to COVID. You can find it in Google and Apple app stores as ‘Aurelis’ app. Feel free to download. Please share this post with your friends. You also find a link to the app and some more Read the full article…
Each Belief Deserves Respect – In Freedom, Openness, and Depth
We are not going to get out of a big religious mess without respect and a huge exercise in ‘saying yes.’ Religion and belief A religious feeling is, well, a feeling. And It’s religious. So far, so good. It can be a wonderful, poetic feeling. To me, ‘religion’ is about this feeling. [see: “The Religious Read the full article…
Free App to Relieve Stress and Symptoms
A key to your inner strength in any situation of acute stress. A practical instrument to carry with you. A 1′ movie explaining the app in five keys Please look at this before proceeding. Where to find this app You can download it on your android smartphone using this link. The app is also available Read the full article…
The Goal: Freedom
… of the total person. This may assume a serious commitment, a firm attitude, discipline. It judders and clashes with all sorts of … and yet. A good starting point may be: “nothing changes me.” So also: “nothing stops me,” because if one is changing from within, then that change itself is the situation and Read the full article…
Freedom of Religion
It seems a nice endeavor, the ‘best thing to do’. But is it even possible at an individual level? Is anyone ‘free to believe’? Let’s agree that you don’t believe in the existence of unicorns. Are you then ‘free to believe’ in them? Can you take a conscious decision to believe in such? I cannot Read the full article…