12 Jul '07 19:10>
If I can explain how the universe got here then it would be self defeating wouldn't it because someone could always ask " how did the cause of the universe getting here get here?" . If I said the universe came from nothing then there is no way I can explain it coherently because to explain it would be to invoke a cause or mechanism of which there can be none.
Similarly if one is to explain free will then as soon as one explains it then one again invokes a cause or mechanism behind free will which further implies a determined cause for the action , catch 22.
However , in my view it is disingenuous to believe that all things that don't have clear explanations must be false since the origins of the universe itself is incoherent . We either end up with infinite regress or something from nothing. We are stuck if we can explain the origins of the universe then the problem just moves one step back , catch 22 again.
One may feel that there is no mystery to life and all things no matter what are explainable in coherent ways. But what if they are not?
Similarly if one is to explain free will then as soon as one explains it then one again invokes a cause or mechanism behind free will which further implies a determined cause for the action , catch 22.
However , in my view it is disingenuous to believe that all things that don't have clear explanations must be false since the origins of the universe itself is incoherent . We either end up with infinite regress or something from nothing. We are stuck if we can explain the origins of the universe then the problem just moves one step back , catch 22 again.
One may feel that there is no mystery to life and all things no matter what are explainable in coherent ways. But what if they are not?