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Originally Posted by The One and Only...
What I'm saying is that there does not need to be a connection between personality and determinism. Personality is something which cannot be avoided - if someone were totally unpredictable, that would still be a personality trait.
I'd hate to get all analytic on your ass, but I think we might be operating under different impressions of just what personality is.
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Ok, we could debate personality theory forever, so I'll rephrase my original statement so that we don't get off-topic.
We all seem to acknowledge a type of determinism in that we know it's possible to exercise some measure of control over other people. We've all seen the results: techniques like behaviorism and subliminal advertising work, and they work very well. If we agree that people can be manipulated, just where the hell does the free will come into play?
The irony, I said, is that we suddenly reverse it when we think of ourselves. "Nothing controls
my decisions! I have
free will!"