"In our tenure on this planet we've accumulated dangerous evolutionary baggage — propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders — all of which puts our survival in some doubt. But we've also acquired compassion for others, love for our children and desire...
Man's natural inclination for argumentum ad antiquitatem. The stereotype is, when it comes to knowledge, older is better.
The archetype that we follow is that of the wise old man, not the wise green child.
Learning requires one to change one's mindset of the world, therefore, as a thing of the world, it requires them to change their conception of themselves. If something prevents that from taking place there can be no learning.
Poor gladiators. I'm sure the ones who were victorious won because they managed to sneak some meat into their diets.
I feel like soggy cornflakes when I train on veggies.
Or just study psychology. Psychology tells us that real "evil" people have the cleanest conscience. I don't believe evil exists by the way, just some really oddly designed people.
I honestly don't see how someone born into a strictly religious home/state is "born free". I also never denied the universe recorded our actions.
What I was interested in mostly was hearing secular opinions of determinism/free will to place into perspective the validity of divine judgment.
Also LegionOnomaMoi's example, although it may be completely valid and relevant concerning physics , it is irrelevant in the context of religion and seeking salvation because although there may be some free will, in cases such as pre-columbian native America, they had absolutely zero...