John Locke Essay Competition 2023

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Manuel_

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by kay06

Not yet and I did theology 3, haven't heard anyone else doing it yet!

yeah i did that too, what did u talk about?

Reply 61

acalt

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economics 3 students wya

Reply 62

kay06

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by Manuel_

yeah i did that too, what did u talk about?

I said the question was nonsensical and talked about God's perspective of time, relating to the block time theory. Wbu?

Reply 63

ali62

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by nm748

oh nice, what did you discuss in your essay?

I did it kind of through a three pronged approach - I talked about our inherent tendency for involuntary belief from an evolutionary perspective and also through examples of our subconscious, then created a counterargument that kind of connected why people tend to full-heartedly believe they have control over their beliefs out of a desire for self-autonomy and purpose to the common opposing points, and explained how that could still exist in a world where voluntary belief doesn't exist and the opposing points were flawed.

Reply 64

pjpjpj

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I did q3!
Talked about shift to the informal economy (+capital flight), climate change, decline innovation and why and why not these things will happen + what the implications are

Wby?

Reply 65

Eliza.A

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Anyone heard anything yet?

Reply 66

jjbb245

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by Eliza.A

Anyone heard anything yet?

nope

yk anyone who has?

Reply 67

Manuel_

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by kay06

I said the question was nonsensical and talked about God's perspective of time, relating to the block time theory. Wbu?

That's a really interesting way to look at it, how did you manage to make your answer congruent with beliefs about free will?

Pretty much my argument was that God was doing nothing. I looked at it from one perspective where man has created God so it's the cosmos that precedes Him and also mentioned how the question assumes that God is a person who does something, but its more likely that God exists in a way in which he doesn't necessarily do anything and his very existence is what brings the cosmos into being. I rounded off with that one thought experiment about Mary the scientist in a colorless room and that we can't really get a proper answer to the question but we don't really need one so as far as we're concerned he wasn't doing anything.

Reply 68

mod123456

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Has anyone heard anything now??

Reply 69

sanayaaaaaysi

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by mod123456

Has anyone heard anything now??

nope

Reply 70

jjbb245

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by mod123456

Has anyone heard anything now??

nope

Reply 71

msarpal_e17

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by Anyazz

Anyone know what time the results come out?

I think 10:59pm today

Reply 72

SarahChen

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by EmmaAmber123456

Hey, did anyone submit an essay to the John Locke Institute Essay Comp this year? I did a law question.

I did a psych question. Have you received anything from the committee? I really need to know whether if they will notify candidates who didn't get shortlisted by email or not, cuz I feel like I didn't make it.

(edited 2 years ago)

Reply 73

SarahChen

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by mod123456

Has anyone heard anything now??

nope

Reply 74

rsne

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by msarpal_e17

I think 10:59pm today

how do u know?

Reply 75

looooooren

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by mod123456

Has anyone heard anything now??

nope

Reply 76

ekeita

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Has anyone heard anything now?

Reply 77

matildas0ph13

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by ekeita

Has anyone heard anything now?

nope

Reply 78

username6000965

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I haven’t heard anything😭😭😭

Reply 79

kay06

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by Manuel_

That's a really interesting way to look at it, how did you manage to make your answer congruent with beliefs about free will?

Pretty much my argument was that God was doing nothing. I looked at it from one perspective where man has created God so it's the cosmos that precedes Him and also mentioned how the question assumes that God is a person who does something, but its more likely that God exists in a way in which he doesn't necessarily do anything and his very existence is what brings the cosmos into being. I rounded off with that one thought experiment about Mary the scientist in a colorless room and that we can't really get a proper answer to the question but we don't really need one so as far as we're concerned he wasn't doing anything.

Oh that's such a cool argument!! Really interesting take challenging the nature of God.
RE free will: I didn't touch on it much (word limit sucks) but essentially argued that just because future events can be seen from a certain perspective or slice of space-time, does not mean they were not freely chosen. God having a wider view of past, present, and future, because he exists atemporarily, does not necessitate him influencing our actions. It simply means that he has a greater understanding of time and the workings of the Cosmos. Our perception of the past, present and future is relative not fixed. So a different perspective on what the 'present' it which enables one person (or god) to see actions which would only exist in another's 'future' or 'past' does not impact free will.
Sorry my answer is not very concise :[

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