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Old 11-03-2011, 06:55 PM
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Default Re: A Revolution in Thought: Part Two

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As I have stated, I think our "will" is constrained by our own unique neural makeup...the pathways our experiences and cognitive processes have created that makes us who we are and do what we do.

We can't make decisions against the decision our brain makes (tautology, I know) however we can feed the brain and add information- by thinking about something, reading something, discussing with others- which allows decisions to be changed right down to the time they are acted upon.
Agreed. I wonder if there's been an attempt to formalize these concepts into philosophy. I am entirely out of my depths when it comes to philosophical study.
So why can't you listen for a change, instead of talk?
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