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I find it hard to argue about these claims. Might be because of a complete lack of definitions in the article, and most articles that deal with free will. > Ev
by igiveup 4y ago
I find it hard to argue about these claims. Might be because of a complete lack of definitions in the article, and most articles that deal with free will.
> Every decision we make can be reduced back not to our agency as individuals, but instead simply to a set of neurons firing
Why not? I thought that pile of firing neurons IS an individual.
> in the brief moments before you become aware of what you will do next, your brain has already decided your next step
I'm pretty sure "me" and "my brain" are the same person. I am observing my own thoughts ("consciousness"). I guess it takes a while to close this feedback loop, but it's still "me" on both sides of it, right?
> Neuroscience has confirmed there is no physical place where the “self” exists in the brain.
I'm pretty sure the place is "inside my skull". Too large, or what? Would "inside left prefrontal lobe" be more acceptable, if that was the case? Or would the question just shift to "But where in the prefrontal lobe?"