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quaestio45
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I explain it here:To me, it is not clear that how a free agent which is non-contingent has to be pure act. I am still wondering what do you mean with infinite
That which is not created is eternal. What is eternal is that way either from being sustained eternally by an ontologically prior being or through its own essence. If its not the former, then the being is noncontingent. To be noncontingent is to be complete in being (as your nature explains your existence perfectly, meaning there is no room for external influences. That be so, it cannot have potentiality in any regard. But that requires complete actuality. Thus, the noncontingent being must be pure actuality). But the mind is most certainly not complete in being because we are lacking completness in knowledge, power, and comprehension. Thus, the mind is not noncontingent. There is no avoiding this conclusion unless you say that an externality makes you eternal, but that means you are not noncontingent, nor metaphysically simple, nor immutable, nor an uncaused cause. All the elements you need for your idea of free will.
He deciedes with what little information he has by rationalizing the odds and measuring it against his purpose, ethics, and many more things. This is what we call thinking, as I said, and its always a rough process full of doubts. You never need complete information to go forward with a plan. Simply information measurements, and the rationization to go from one thing to another. If there is perfect indifference to the individual he chooses randomly or not at all. But these to are rationalized towardsThe example in which a thief is not sure if he gets arrested or not. The situation is not certain. He has to decide and he is held responsible for his action if he gets arrested.
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