FREE WILL - DOING THE UNPREDICTABLE
Joshua - Leelah
Philosopher Daniel Dennet says you can exercise free will by doing something unpredictable, such as talking to someone you wouldn't normally talk to in the supermarket queue.
Or, deciding not to do something evil.
Imagine a fundamentalist Christian couple who decide to do something unpredictable - like accepting that God made some people gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.
Imagine a person brought up as fan of Hitler deciding to accept that the Nazis are mainly criminals.
Philosopher Daniel Dennett says free will is much more complicated than many people believe
Does free will really exist?
Daniel Dennett says determinism and free will are not incompatible.
There are low-level forms of causation (one ball hits another one and it causes the second one to move) and higher level forms of causation.
A criminal might commit a crime 'because he was born criminal and brought up criminal."
But, the criminal is free to do the 'unpredictable' and to be good.
The criminal is free to think about his actions.
You can be unpredictable.
Joshua - Leelah
You can avoid being manipulated.
"Freedom, of the important kind, of the kind worth wanting, is freedom from being manipulated."
Who are the people who are being manipulated and who are therefore not free?
It is mainly the ultra-conservatives, the extremists and the fundamentalists.
Think of the fundamentalist Jew who is not free to marry a Moslem.
Think of the White racist who is not free to make friends with a Black neighbour.
Think of the fundamentalist Communist who is not free to enjoy the benefits of moderate capitalism.
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Joshua - Leelah
Joshua Alcorn wanted to be a girl called Leelah.
Joshua Alcorn suffered pain and abuse from his fundamentalist Christian parents.
Joshua's parents forced him into conversion therapy, and had him see Christian therapists.
Joshua committed suicide.
Fundamentalists are being manipulated by evil ideas.
The world is full of transgender people, such as:
"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
"You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.
"They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." -Apple Inc.
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Imagine a fundamentalist Christian couple who decide to do something unpredictable - like accepting that God made some people gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.
Imagine a person brought up as fan of Hitler deciding to accept that the Nazis are mainly criminals.
Philosopher Daniel Dennett says free will is much more complicated than many people believe
Does free will really exist?
There are low-level forms of causation (one ball hits another one and it causes the second one to move) and higher level forms of causation.
A criminal might commit a crime 'because he was born criminal and brought up criminal."
But, the criminal is free to do the 'unpredictable' and to be good.
The criminal is free to think about his actions.
You can be unpredictable.
Joshua - Leelah
You can avoid being manipulated.
"Freedom, of the important kind, of the kind worth wanting, is freedom from being manipulated."
Who are the people who are being manipulated and who are therefore not free?
It is mainly the ultra-conservatives, the extremists and the fundamentalists.
Think of the fundamentalist Jew who is not free to marry a Moslem.
Think of the White racist who is not free to make friends with a Black neighbour.
Think of the fundamentalist Communist who is not free to enjoy the benefits of moderate capitalism.
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Joshua - Leelah
Joshua Alcorn wanted to be a girl called Leelah.
Joshua Alcorn suffered pain and abuse from his fundamentalist Christian parents.
Joshua's parents forced him into conversion therapy, and had him see Christian therapists.
Joshua committed suicide.
Fundamentalists are being manipulated by evil ideas.
The world is full of transgender people, such as:
- Marja-Sisko Aalto (b. 1954), Finnish Evangelic-Lutheran priest[1]
- Aderet (b. 1976), Israeli pop singer[4]
- Rebecca Allison (b. 1946), American cardiologist
- Mianne Bagger (b. 1966), Danish golfer[23]
- Jenny Bailey, English politician; former Mayor of Cambridge[24]
- Jeanne Baré (1740–1803), French botanist
- Georgina Beyer (b. 1957), New Zealander politician[31]
- Chaz Bono (b. 1969), American singer and activist[34]
- Willmer "Little Ax" Broadnax (1916–1994), American Gospel tenor[39]
- Sarah Brown (politician), British politician
- Balian Buschbaum (b. 1980), German pole vaulter and two time European Championship bronze medalist[42]
- Lynda Cash English Navy officer[51]
- Choi Han-bit, South Korean model[55]
- Cindy Thái Tài, Vietnamese singer, model[56]
- Mary Elizabeth Clark (b. 1938), Episcopal Sister[57]
- Angela Clayton, British physicist
- Coccinelle (1931–2006), French singer and entertainer[61]
- Roberta Cowell (1918–2011), World War 2 fighter pilot, and the first British trans woman to have undergone gender reassignment[68]
- Baby Dee (b. 1953), American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and performance artist[79]
- Dana International, Israeli Singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, with the song Diva
- Elagabalus (c. 203–222), Roman emperor[82]
- Chevalier d'Eon (1728–1810), French diplomat[84]
- Bülent Ersoy (b. 1952), Turkish singer[86]
- Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet (1912–1991), Doctor, farmer, 11th Baronet of Craigievar[90]
- Ketty Gabriele (b. 1982), reputed Italian mafia figure[94]
- Dorce Gamalama (b. 1963), Indonesian entertainer[95]
- Anna Grodzka (b. 1954), Polish politician, the first transsexual MP in European history.
- Jamie Lee Hamilton (b. 1955), Canadian aboriginal activist and politician[98]
- Lauren Harries (b. 1978), English child prodigy[102]
- Adela Hernandez, first transgender person elected to political office in Cuba[107]
- Dana International (b. 1972), Israeli singer[113]
- Kim Coco Iwamoto, Hawaii politician[114]
- Christina Kahrl, American sportswriter[125]
- Kamikawa Aya (b. 1968), Japanese politician[126]
- Lady, Korean transgender pop group[130]
- Stacie Laughton, American politician[133]
- Lee Si-yeon (b. 1979), South Korean actress[134]
- Alicia Liu, Taiwanese model[138]
- Vladimir Luxuria (b. 1965), Italian politician and actress[139]
- Chelsea Manning (b. 1987), American, US soldier, convicted spyand whistleblower[142]
- Deirdre McCloskey (b. 1942), American economist[146]
- Micheline Montreuil, Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician[150]
- Angela Morley (1924–2009) English composer and conductor[151]
- Jan Morris (b. 1926), British historian and writer[152]
- Chris Mosier (b. 1980), American athlete[154]
- Ataru Nakamura (b. 1985), Japanese singer[155]
- Dee Palmer (b. 1937), English musician from Jethro Tull[160]
- Kim Petras (b. 1992), German pop singer[165]
- Yasmine Petty, American fashion model and actress
- Stu Rasmussen (b. 1948), first openly transgender Mayor in the United States[170]
- Renée Richards (b. 1934), American athlete and physician[171]
- Eva Robin's (b. 1958), Italian actress and activist[174]
- Allyson Robinson, who served as Army officer Daniel Robinson
- Geena Rocero (b. 1983/1984), Filipina model and activist
- Ali Saleem (b. c. 1979), Pakistani television personality[182]
- Shabnam Mausi, Indian politician[190]
- Theresa Sparks (b. 1949), American politician and entrepreneur[195]
- Rae Spoon (b. 1982), Canadian musician[196]
- Lea T (b. 1981), Brazilian fashion model[202]
- Nong Thoom (b. 1981), Thai athlete, model, and actress[207]
- Billy Tipton (1914–1989), American musician[208]
- Manuela Trasobares (b. 1962), Spanish artist and politician[209]
- Rose Venkatesan, (b. 1980), Famous Indian Tamil TV anchor
- Venus Flytrap, Thai "kathoey" pop group[214]
- Peter Wherrett (1936-2009), Australian author and television presenter[219]
- Stephen Whittle, OBE, PhD (b. 1955), British lawyer, writer, educator and transsexual activist[220]
"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
"You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.
"They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." -Apple Inc.
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