Thursday, October 5, 2017

Not A Choice



I wrote about the will here
And I asked “is choice at all a meaningful concept for addicts?
I guess it is up to a supreme court to decide:



“...she was unfairly punished because her relapse was the result of a disease, not a choice.”

I ask you dear reader, what is happening to free will?
What are the parameters of your quote unquote choices?

I also asked in the post noted above: “Is choice a meaningful concept in obesity?”

Consider: 40 Percent of Cancers Are Related to Being Overweight, Says Study

https://www.menshealth.com/health/cancers-linked-to-obesity

 


5 comments:

  1. https://heavylevity.blogspot.com/search/label/Lincoln%20In%20The%20Bardo

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  2. https://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20171121/study-more-than-4-in-10-cancers-preventable

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  3. http://time.com/5168112/vicky-cornell-chris-cornell-interview/

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  4. Have we thought about some sort of willpower training?

    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/26/587985555/no-downturn-in-obesity-among-u-s-kids-report-finds

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  5. "Researchers say one reason there is so much stigma around drug use is that many people view addiction as a moral weakness."

    How are feelings/reactions to chemicals a moral issue?
    Reactions/feelings to chemicals are a moral issue only if the will and its strength or weakness is relevant.

    If the will is relevant than we accept free will...

    https://www.npr.org/2018/10/31/662009650/social-stigma-is-one-reason-the-opioid-crisis-is-hard-to-confront

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