Destiny & Free Will, #4 [Period 1, Monday, July 28]

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"I haven't scared you off yet?" Ghanima asked, looking up from her game of chess. "Fantastic."

"The question of free will is if, and in what sense, rational agents exercise control over their actions and decisions," Ghani said, hopping off her desk to wander haphazardly among the desks. "Addressing this question requires understanding the relationship between freedom and cause, and determining whether the laws of nature are causally deterministic. Sounds fun, hrm?"  

( O God! that one might read the book of fate. -- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, King Henry IV, Part II )

"Now, then, let's ponder." Ghanima leaned against the wall to survey the room. "Moral responsibility, madness, and free will. Go." 

[OOC:  Wait for the OCD is up!  Hit it!]