Greetings Seshatasefekht,

and thanks. Seen. The idea of free will was brought into sharp relief for me by an islamic friend of mine. As you no doubt know islam means something along the lines of 'submission'. And we were reasoning on the nature of this.

His explanation was remarkably similar to your own, and has had a profound influence on my worldview ever since.

The tale of the lacrosse team has reached our shores as well. Truly there are days when the horror of what people are capable of astounds me.

I have a question for you, if you have the time... It is my 'reading between the lines' of your expressed worldview that it is compassion that is, at least in part, the answer. Which I would agree with. How do you have compassion for our lacrosse playing rapist folk?

love and peace from the southern half of the globe...

paul