Information and free will (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, October 22, 2011, 21:43 (4781 days ago) @ romansh

Whereas strong emergence is an appeal to magic. Which I suppose this is what you are suggesting.

I guess my thoughts about emergence approach magic in your view

At the end of the day you have not addressed my point. The plasticity etc that you describe are they not ultimately described one atom, ion and electron at a time by chemistry?

No. I think you need a complex of neurons to create the plasticity. you are looking for too much reduction.

I can't comment on the site you sent us to.

I was simply asking whether you agreed with her experience when she asks Am I conscious now? I don't expect you to start labelling the teapot or anything.

I don't understand her. Her out of the body experience was from marijuana. She admits to that. Now she is a total skeptic. From her book I am very prejudiced.

From David Brooks a column with a fascinating view of the way the mind works and free will:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/opinion/brooks-who-you-are.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq...