A Sense of Free Will: requires a properly functioning brain (Introduction)

by romansh , Thursday, August 13, 2015, 21:36 (3178 days ago) @ David Turell
edited by romansh, Thursday, August 13, 2015, 21:51

"But, according to neuroscience, none of us are here."
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Thank you, now I understand ... it is this one line that you object to.-When I read this the author(s)was referring to what I call an intrinsic self. I thought it was fairly clear from the text in general.-Now from a materialistic neuroscience point of view it is hard to see how a intrinsic self might form and almost by definition, I would argue, it cannot. If you can show how a materialistic intrinsic self might form, I would be interested. -Now if you have magical consciousness pervading the universe and this consciousness is doing whatever, then that too, leaves little room for an intrinsic self.-Of course our bodies do exist, as do our patterns of behaviour and similar phenomena. Ignoring solipsism for the moment. But for a neuroscientist it would be difficult to argue for an intrinsic self unless they deny materialism, but at this point the ball is in their court to provide evidence for the magical sauce. And the phrase "I don't see how it could be otherwise", just does not cut it.