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Narbus wrote:
crystal baller wrote:man is a free being by nature.

Nope. We are free by choice.
Whose choice?
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choice is the essence of freedom. the ability to make choices is part of our nature.
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"If you choose not to be free you still have made a choice"

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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
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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.
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Narbus wrote:
christa lynn wrote:
Narbus wrote: 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.
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christa lynn wrote:
Narbus wrote:
christa lynn wrote: 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.

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that's interesting. I refer you to my first post for my view on that. :nod:
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