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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: combjelly who wrote (694238)1/20/2013 11:04:56 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (2) of 1577694
 
>> B.F. Skinner didn't believe in free will.

Not sure I'd put it like that; only that people's "freedom" to make choices is influenced by his or her personal experience as well as other external stimuli. To the extent that is a limitation of "free will", fine. But Skinner's belief is undoubtedly true.

I don't by Chrysler vehicles because the last time I did the transmission croaked in 50K miles. That's maybe not rational, since surely they have solved whatever problem they had since 30 years ago. I learned from my mistake.

At any rate, he was without any doubt a great mind of science and one who is routinely ignored by the Left because it doesn't suit your political purpose.
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