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Author Topic:   Free will but how free really?
caffeine
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Message 181 of 182 (842796)
11-08-2018 3:09 PM
Reply to: Message 179 by 1.61803
11-06-2018 3:17 PM


Re: Two cents
The science is fairly established and documented. It is a fact that scientist can tell up to 7 seconds in some instances you are going to make a choice and move before you are even aware of a conscious choice to do so.
On the contrary, this is a matter of considerable debate among neuroscientists. There's enormous difficulty in the interpretation of the measurements in these experiments. Stile was raising one such difficulty. Simply saying 'no, it's a fact' doesn't do much to address the difficulty.

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1.61803
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Message 182 of 182 (842805)
11-08-2018 3:36 PM
Reply to: Message 181 by caffeine
11-08-2018 3:09 PM


Re: Two cents
Hello Caffeine,
caffeine writes:
Stile was raising one such difficulty. Simply saying 'no, it's a fact' doesn't do much to address the difficulty.
I am not dismissive of peoples opinions and if my post came off that way it was not my intention.

"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

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