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It probably helps if you look at some of the existing experimental work that’s been done in the field, starting with the infamous Libet paper. https://pubmed.n

• mistercow 3y ago
  I’m aware of that research, but my point is that whether you consider that to have any bearing on free will depends largely on where you draw those other boundaries.
• idiotsecant 3y ago
  This doesn't fundamentally answer what the post you're responding to is asking. What do you mean by 'you'? When we use that word we often presuppose that such a thing exists. I suspect that if you dig deep enough 'you' will be something like a fancy version of a mixture of experts 'blind sight' system.
• braingravy 3y ago
  While you’re reading papers (especially if they are 40+ years old), it’s worthwhile to read more modern experimental data on the subject as well. Here’s one from 2012 that rebuts the Libet interpretation directly: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1210467109 https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1210467109