Science of Self (Humans)

by David Turell @, Sunday, March 09, 2014, 01:17 (3663 days ago) @ romansh


> Romansh; If indeed the self is illusory, then a belief in free will is becomes more difficult ... at least for me. -Well, not for me. I'm still convinced I tell my brain what to do. For example,I just told my body's fingers to type this for you. I've just written a book which dhw suggested I do. He made a choice and asked me out of his free will. I responded out of mine. I realize that the whole episode is biochemically orchestrated, but we both were in control of the event. What do you call that? It is freedom of action. Isn't that free will? All those synapses dance around using the connections my brain createdd for me as I developed from cbhildhood to now. My thoughts and memories went into planning and writing the book, all added by a brain operating about three parts of separation from what I experience. That is why the word 'emergent' is so fuzzy and yet so important a concept. One day we may understand how it all works, but frankly I doubt it.


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