Reply To: Good News: And No Religion, Too
But I have not met anyone who thinks that this is because they are “an independent ‘self’ not subject to cause and effect.” That would imply that you could think anything you wanted, irrespective of your past and present experiences as recorded (or whatever) in your brain.
It’s not surprising you haven’t met anyone who thinks that, because it would be rather an odd conversation: Hello, do you think you are an independent self, not subject to cause and effect. Most people, including most party members, wouldn’t have a clue what you were on about.
The second half of your comment is philosophical speculation.