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I think you are misunderstanding me. > do not invalidate the idea that I have complete control over select scenarios. I was not trying to say you NEVER have c
by cortesoft 4y ago
I think you are misunderstanding me.
> do not invalidate the idea that I have complete control over select scenarios.
I was not trying to say you NEVER have complete control. I am saying we don’t ALWAYS have complete CONSCIOUS control. I am saying we often make decisions for reasons that we are not fully conscious of, or even aware at all. In fact, we will sometimes tell ourselves (and actually believe) we are doing something for one reasons when we are in reality doing it for another reason we aren’t fully aware of. Our subconscious controls a lot more of what we do than we realize, is my point.
I am not saying we can’t choose to, at moments, take more full conscious control for a while. I am also in no way arguing against free will. I am just saying that we are only aware of a part of what goes into our choices of actions.
- nawgz 4y ago> I am not saying we can’t choose to, at moments, take more full conscious control for a while. I am also in no way arguing against free will Okay, perhaps it is useful to be more judicious in your language then. After all, the top-level parent of this comment chain is saying this: > Most people believe [...] that they choose how they act and behave. Any serious introspection, however, quickly shows how foolish [this belief is]. This comment is not exactly showing the nuance in a statement such as more reasonably arguing "we are only aware of a part of what goes into our choices of actions".