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struggle4progress

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26. Binary thinkers often seem confused to me

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Free will and consciousness [View all] cpwm17 Sep 2016 OP

How do you explain the fact that our various preferences and inclinations... Nitram Sep 2016 #1

We learn over time, based on how are brains are made and our environment. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #3

It should also be remembered... AlbertCat Sep 2016 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #2

First of all, the claim that one side has the burden of proof with respect to a phenomenon ... Jim__ Sep 2016 #4

Where did that thought to raise your arm come from? (pretend you actually had that thought) cpwm17 Sep 2016 #6

The origin of the thought is based on both external and internal events. Jim__ Sep 2016 #10

Free will is a particular ability. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #12

I notice that you didn't explain that "subtle process." Jim__ Sep 2016 #14

Yes, with brain imaging scientists can study which areas in the brain are involved cpwm17 Sep 2016 #15

"Johns Hopkins University researchers are the first to glimpse the human brain making a purely ... Jim__ Sep 2016 #20

The haven't supported free will, as I am using that term, and it's frequently used. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #25

They are talking about a purely voluntary decision to act. They are calling that free will. Jim__ Sep 2016 #29

Perhaps a more accurate and clear definition of free will cpwm17 Sep 2016 #31

No. That's neither more accurate nor clearer. Jim__ Sep 2016 #34

Conscious freedom to choose requires consciousness to be the originator of thoughts. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #38

Please cite your source for the claim about the most common definition of free will. Jim__ Sep 2016 #39

The subtle feelings are related to what Antonio Damasio calls background feelings cpwm17 Sep 2016 #16

A neurological basis for free will - a conversation with Antonio Demasio. Jim__ Sep 2016 #21

Demasio apparently thinks we have free will, though he didn't explain in detail how it works, cpwm17 Sep 2016 #28

Here's one Ted Talks speaker's beliefs on free will. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #17

To call his talk speculative would be generous. Jim__ Sep 2016 #22

I'll reword what he and I have written about thoughts popping into our heads. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #24

People seem to have a pretty good idea about how to make thoughts "pop into our heads." Jim__ Sep 2016 #30

The illusion of free will is strong cpwm17 Sep 2016 #32

You're just making "stuff" up. I base that on your statements. Jim__ Sep 2016 #36

I've answered your question. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #37

We've been over this all before. Jim__ Sep 2016 #40

As I wrote before, the vast majority of what happens in the brain is outside of consciousness. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #41

Once again, most of your post is just making stuff up. Jim__ Sep 2016 #42

Consciousness is an emergent property of caffine. stone space Sep 2016 #33

Ha ha! Jim__ Sep 2016 #35

Was post #2 a failed exercise of free will? stone space Sep 2016 #5

I wish I knew. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #9

I've never quite understood just what folks mean by the term "free will". stone space Sep 2016 #7

You would have free will if your thoughts and actions originate from consciousness and if you had cpwm17 Sep 2016 #8

>claims brain is a black box no one knows anything about Lordquinton Sep 2016 #11

All good responses I've been receiving from everyone. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #13

This smells to me like philosophy in the service of reactionary politics: struggle4progress Sep 2016 #19

Actually, the realization that we have no free will can lead to compassion. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #23

Binary thinkers often seem confused to me struggle4progress Sep 2016 #26

That has nothing to do with binary thinking. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #27

I think binary thinking is a problem in these discussions Bradical79 Oct 2016 #43

At any moment in time, we act and think according to our dominant feeling at the moment cpwm17 Oct 2016 #44