tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post2142902631500327673..comments2024-03-27T02:13:58.088-07:00Comments on Integral Options Cafe: Daily Om: The Past In Light Of The Presentwilliam harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-10874347226898173892007-02-22T12:02:00.000-07:002007-02-22T12:02:00.000-07:00Hey Steve,I'm not convinced that the inevitability...Hey Steve,<BR/><BR/>I'm not convinced that the inevitability of the past negates free choice in the present. Obviously, the past can only be what it was, and is therefore fixed. <BR/><BR/>However, I choose to live each moment as though I have a choice -- and I do, many choices -- in how I conduct my life. Obviously, I am limited to a certain extent based on biology, psyche, spirit, cultural beliefs, social structures, and so on. But within those frameworks, I have many choices.<BR/><BR/>It is only in looking back that we assume we could only have made the choices we did. Otherwise, we would be consumed with guilt, doubt, and indecision.<BR/><BR/>But, then, I am no theologian, so these are my choices for how I choose to live my life right now.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Billwilliam harrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-14610903935602329312007-02-22T09:43:00.000-07:002007-02-22T09:43:00.000-07:00Bill, this post reinforces my longstanding convict...Bill, this post reinforces my longstanding conviction that we don't have free will in the sense of being able to have acted any differently than how we did act when we occupied a particular "headspace."Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.com