The concept of free will has deep roots in Western thought, emerging in ancient Greece with philosophers such as Aristotle, and shaped by Christian theology’s emphasis on moral responsibility. It ...

Abstract. Artificial intelligence and free will: generative agents utilizing large language models have functional free will. Combining large language models (LLMs) with memory, planning, and ...

Do you believe in free will?Some scholars do not—and they rely on evidence from the brain sciences to make their case. Some people find the dismissal of the idea that we are in control of our ...

Attacking activity-filled church calendars, the Christian Century recently proposed a "patron of church bulletins": the heretic Pelagius (A.D. ca. 360-420), who believed that man could save ...

"Pelagius has had a very poor press over the centuries and has been a frequent victim of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. This book re-examines the evidence for the Pelagian controversy and its ...

Free will also depends on the brain’s executive function. That requires energy, which gets depleted. So do not make the final decision about whether to have another child when your mental energy ...

PISTOLS AND PELAGIANISM. Share full article. Nov. 9, 1876. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 9, 1876, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Praise and blame—and the role of free will in upholding rules in society—is a topic that Vargas has explored deeply. It’s through this lens that he seeks to revise the notion of free will. Instead of ...

In short, the natural fact of his “free will.” He also discovers the natural fact of his mind’s command over his body and its actions: that is, of his natural ownership over his self. Based on the ...

Beginning on Thursday (Aug. 22) and running through Sunday, “Pelagius” will be showing at Atlanta’s Legacy Theatre, which is owned by Smith and his wife, Bethany.While the show originally ...

Pelagianism teaches that we’re all born righteous, capable of living a life free of sin without the necessity of God’s grace. The youngest of children across the world debunk this idea every day.