The presence of subconscious processes doesn't deny the existence of conscious ones. Focus/diffuses modes are widely known/accepted. You can direct the uncons

The presence of subconscious processes doesn't deny the existence of conscious ones. Focus/diffuses modes are widely known/accepted. You can direct the unconscious thoughts too. If I spend some time intensely trying to solve a problem on the conscious level, often I get new ideas on how to approach it in the morning or during a long run (without thinking about it on the conscious level). --- Unrelated: the discussions about free will often miss that the existence of atoms doesn't imply that a wooden table doesn't exist: they are on different levels of abstraction--no point in comparing.