RE: Do we have free will?

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Do we have free will?

in philosophy •  8 years ago 

Lmao, alright mate but thoughts have no language.

Thoughts have no language? Everything has a language to it, even nothing.. If you're willing to listen and hear it. And I mean that in a metaphorical sense, not a literal sense.

freewill exists but at times part of freewill is not appropriate to exercise, that's where self-discipline comes in action. If failed, we have external forces like law. Hope, I finally made some sense lol? Have a good day!

Yeah I think I get what you mean now and I respect your "beliefs", and I generally agree with how you phrased it at the end, but I admit I can't prove such things. They remain in the realm of philosophy.

Thanks, same to you. Have a good rest of your day.

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Nah thoughts have no language, it's your personal mechanism to interpret them, only a bilingual(or multilingual) person can understand what I am saying here, See you around :)

Nah thoughts have no language

Just saying something in an absolute way doesn't make it true.

it's your personal mechanism to interpret them

You are personally interpreting that thoughts have no language.

only a bilingual(or multilingual) person can understand what I am saying here, See you around :)

That's not true, and to be fair.. I sort of have studied numerous languages and language is one of my main subjects. So. I would disagree and you just saying otherwise isn't going to sway me that easily.

Everything is language. Including thoughts.

If you can't see thoughts as having a language.. I'm not sure how I can help you. You have to look at the world in a different way where you realize that everything is language. Sorta like some people think "everything is math", yet I think language is even more basic than math cause, what does math mean if you don't have the language to understand the symbols? Math is language as well. Just like thoughts are. Cheers.

Well I have kinda, sorta learned how languages are developed and to be honest, I've learned quite a few languages myself that includes computer(objective) languages but even I can't explain you how it all works since words changes the meaning of thoughts so let's agree to disagree.

I'm somewhat familiar with computer language as well so I can follow you to an extent there. In fact I liken the fabric of the universe and reality to something very similar to "programming language".

And no you can't explain how it all works cause no one can. No one can explain how it all works. We can explain certain parts of it, but not "ALL" of it.

Words change the meaning of thoughts...?
I'm not really sure I follow you there.
Words basically are thoughts, when I say elephant.. What do you think of? If you understand the word of course.. A picture of an elephant will come to your mind.. The brain thinks in PICTURES, IE SYMBOLS.. So.. Thoughts are literally pictures, pictures are a form of language.. If you can't grasp that and acknowledge it, then yes we will have to agree to disagree.

oh lol well i can say elephant easily even thinking about a lion, how many computer languages do you know, just curious. Do you understand the concept of context free Grammar? Once again just curious.