Bringing a gun to the philosophical inquiry into "free-will and/or determinism" debate (Reply #31)

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Thu Feb 4, 2021, 12:59 PM

31. Bringing a gun to the philosophical inquiry into "free-will and/or determinism" debate

The sociology class homework assignment, now over-due, is to write an essay about the role of guns in deterministic behavior

Premise:
The act of choosing (or not) to have a gun (or more guns) may be considered a free-will action.

Discussion:
Does the possession of a gun limit free-will choice?
Is the quantity of guns possessed a positive sign or a sign of "possession?

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65 replies	Author	Time	Post
This is so sad and ridiculous. Over snow shoveling. [View all]	Fla Dem	Feb 2021	OP
Horrible	Wicked Blue	Feb 2021	#1
Could not have said it better.	634-5789	Feb 2021	#2
I think there is an elevated baseline of frustration b/c of COVID concerns and the social isolation	theneworiginal	Feb 2021	#22
Thank goodness Spaide was heavily and properly armed	gratuitous	Feb 2021	#3
Oh yeah, he won.	Iggo	Feb 2021	#45
I read another article about that	Rorey	Feb 2021	#4
This is sick. He murdered them. This is on him. There are many things you can do to your	Squinch	Feb 2021	#8
I agree, but they were still assholes	Rorey	Feb 2021	#10
Yes, but there are assholes in the world. Always have been. The rest of us deal with it. A growing	Squinch	Feb 2021	#32
His limit doesn't matter anymore	Rorey	Feb 2021	#38
No. The guy who pulled the trigger over a snow shoveling argument is the ONLY ONE responsible	Squinch	Feb 2021	#39
We're looking at it from different points of view	Rorey	Feb 2021	#41
I have not put any words in your mouth. And again, no. This is not just you and me not seeing	Squinch	Feb 2021	#46
You make many good points that illustrate why this is a complex situation...	NurseJackie	Feb 2021	#50
"Complex situation"	Rorey	Feb 2021	#53
We Had A Situation	RobinA	Feb 2021	#56
I was married to an asshole	Rorey	Feb 2021	#58
Some people have anger issues in person	fescuerescue	Feb 2021	#63
Maybe the Goys were assholes, but that doesn't justifies murder.	Fla Dem	Feb 2021	#11
I didn't say it was justified	Rorey	Feb 2021	#17
So being an asshole is grounds for executions?	MyNameGoesHere	Feb 2021	#27
Why do some want to read words that aren't there?	Rorey	Feb 2021	#30
It seems you did.	Tommymac	Feb 2021	#51
Ridiculous. Nobody said that.	NurseJackie	Feb 2021	#65
It's not mental illness, it's uncontrolled rage.	NutmegYankee	Feb 2021	#37
Uncontrolled rage is a mental issue	Rorey	Feb 2021	#40
Often, "uncontrolled rage" is simply self-indulgence.	Squinch	Feb 2021	#49
Exactly. nt	NutmegYankee	Feb 2021	#62
Really, I don't get it either.	Mariana	Feb 2021	#43
All in a small period of time I had to talk to comcast, IRS and Unemployment. Hours on these calls	LizBeth	Feb 2021	#54
I do not feel more sorry for the guy who killed 3 people....	Iggo	Feb 2021	#47
While reading the story I thought it pretty asshol'ish of the neighbors too and was reading replies	LizBeth	Feb 2021	#52
Or... because they didn't have another place to put the shoveled snow	JHB	Feb 2021	#55
I would have asked permission first	Rorey	Feb 2021	#59
Immediate access to guns-- we can't escape that reality.	dawg day	Feb 2021	#5
Agreed. Uncontrolled access to guns are a curse on our nation.	Fla Dem	Feb 2021	#18
+100	sinkingfeeling	Feb 2021	#34
If anyone had any inkling that this person was that aggressive,	Politicub	Feb 2021	#44
Very Sad	ScratchCat	Feb 2021	#6
Guns kill	malaise	Feb 2021	#7
+1,000	Fla Dem	Feb 2021	#12
Native Americans would argue otherwise.	Kaleva	Feb 2021	#26
1.5 million guns were sold in Pennsylvania in 2020.	Freedomofspeech	Feb 2021	#9
Another episode in the ongoing series	PoindexterOglethorpe	Feb 2021	#13
If this happened in any other country, it would lead the national news for a week	greenjar_01	Feb 2021	#14
Don't be sure	malaise	Feb 2021	#21
We've had a couple of killings over dog poop here in Florida in recent years.	iscooterliberally	Feb 2021	#15
Gunz are such an easy solution!	gibraltar72	Feb 2021	#16
Will this be counted as a Defensive Gun Use?	maxsolomon	Feb 2021	#19
another day in gunhumper USA	Celerity	Feb 2021	#20
Isn't Goys pejorative? Shouldn't it be the gentiles?	Beakybird	Feb 2021	#23
Always assume the other guy may be armed and willing to use that gun.	Kaleva	Feb 2021	#24
Exactly	Rorey	Feb 2021	#28
Yes.	Kaleva	Feb 2021	#35
Good point. City drivers are very angry these days....sometimes my husband	Peregrine Took	Feb 2021	#36
Yeah,	RobinA	Feb 2021	#57
Don't blame snow.	KentuckyWoman	Feb 2021	#25
Sometimes I think the municipalities are at fault.	LakeArenal	Feb 2021	#29
This message was self-deleted by its author	Politicub	Feb 2021	#48
Bringing a gun to the philosophical inquiry into "free-will and/or determinism" debate	sanatanadharma	Feb 2021	#31
I saw a man from across the street walk over to our side of the street	Peregrine Took	Feb 2021	#33
I think there was a little more rhyme and reason to it in this case. See #55 upthread	JHB	Feb 2021	#60
Hotheads should never be allowed to own firearms. Ever.	Politicub	Feb 2021	#42
Agreeing with that is an easy thing to do	fescuerescue	Feb 2021	#64
Shocking video shows Pennsylvania couple arguing with neighbor before murder-suicide	dalton99a	Feb 2021	#61

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