Why Choice is Not an Illusion | Raymond Tallis
Philosophy For Our Times
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Free Will Is a Reality
Free will is something that pretty well every one accepts. But what about the theory? Actions and material events are connected by laws, causes or law governed causes. Recent studies in nera science have seemed to show that it's not we, but our brains, that are calling the shots when we engage in ovoluntary actions. The interpretation of these experiments have been thought to demonstrate that our brains are calling the Shots. We are at our brain's bidding. It confirms what many philosophers believe, tha free will is a feeling, but it is not a force. Our sense of being controllable can be very powerful. If action and reaction were not always equall, as dictated by new
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