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#360 — We Really Don’t Have Free Will?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Complexity of Abstract Thought and Emotional Response

This chapter explores how basic physical interactions can give rise to complex emotions and abstract ideas, comparing neurological processes to the collision of billiard balls. It also examines the intriguing nature of mathematical concepts and their representation in the brain, highlighting the challenges of perceiving their emotional impacts.

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