Taking everything about free will into account, I was eventually left deeply vacillated. I was continually running thought experiments to test the strength of each claim. Eventually, I begin to realize that most of the definitions for free will were different depending on the claim. It then became clear that due to factors such as personality, psychological framework, social outlook, etc., that different people merely have different levels of what they consider free will or not. Some believe that merely having the option to pick between two different things demonstrates your ability to choose. Others believe that regardless of which option you pick, not knowing truly why you chose, demonstrates that you are not in control. Ultimately, I knew
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Dr. Guy McKhann of John Hopkins University has been studying neuron activity in the brain for over 40 years and has written multiple articles about the relationship between the outside world and neurons in the brain. In one piece, he writes that brain cells act differently compared to when you add “liver cells to a liver or muscle cells to muscle”. Those cells are in fact quite like their counterparts within their respective organs; but, brain cells are in fact extremely diverse. He elaborates one of the most significant differences is between neuron input cells and neuron output cells. Input cells take in sensory information and then process said information to other sensory cells. Output cells on the other hand process information to motor cells, glands, and skin. By taking the earlier knowledge about liver cells and muscle cells, we can then ask whether it is possible to insert different neurons into different areas of the brain and whether they will function properly, like how the other organs’ cells do. Unfortunately, no one has the answer to that question yet; but, neuroscientists are working …show more content…
Attempt to carefully watch the process as it takes place in your mind. Now, choose another company, different from the original one you chose. Due to the questions lack of restrictions, it is easy to see that this is as free a choice you are ever going to make. There is no wrong answer here, but, the point of the question is to demonstrate that you are in no more control of your answer, as you are a spectator during the decision-making process that occurs in your brain before you say, or even consciously recognize which company you want to choose. For example, it is obvious that you without a doubt know that “Nokia” is a company. Obviously, this is an assumption, but seeing as Nokia was not even 15 years ago the leading cellular company in the world, I am comfortable making it. The specific point here is that it is unlikely you chose Nokia as either of your choices, or let alone even thought of Nokia; but, you undoubtedly know Nokia is a company. Nokia is clearly just one of the companies you didn’t choose, but it represents an entire list of companies you didn’t even think of. Where is the freedom in having knowledge of something, but not having the ability to choose or think of them in the present moment? And, in addition to not having the ability to choose what did not occur to you, where is the freedom in not knowing where the reason you chose whatever company you chose came from. You
Dr. Guy McKhann of John Hopkins University has been studying neuron activity in the brain for over 40 years and has written multiple articles about the relationship between the outside world and neurons in the brain. In one piece, he writes that brain cells act differently compared to when you add “liver cells to a liver or muscle cells to muscle”. Those cells are in fact quite like their counterparts within their respective organs; but, brain cells are in fact extremely diverse. He elaborates one of the most significant differences is between neuron input cells and neuron output cells. Input cells take in sensory information and then process said information to other sensory cells. Output cells on the other hand process information to motor cells, glands, and skin. By taking the earlier knowledge about liver cells and muscle cells, we can then ask whether it is possible to insert different neurons into different areas of the brain and whether they will function properly, like how the other organs’ cells do. Unfortunately, no one has the answer to that question yet; but, neuroscientists are working …show more content…
Attempt to carefully watch the process as it takes place in your mind. Now, choose another company, different from the original one you chose. Due to the questions lack of restrictions, it is easy to see that this is as free a choice you are ever going to make. There is no wrong answer here, but, the point of the question is to demonstrate that you are in no more control of your answer, as you are a spectator during the decision-making process that occurs in your brain before you say, or even consciously recognize which company you want to choose. For example, it is obvious that you without a doubt know that “Nokia” is a company. Obviously, this is an assumption, but seeing as Nokia was not even 15 years ago the leading cellular company in the world, I am comfortable making it. The specific point here is that it is unlikely you chose Nokia as either of your choices, or let alone even thought of Nokia; but, you undoubtedly know Nokia is a company. Nokia is clearly just one of the companies you didn’t choose, but it represents an entire list of companies you didn’t even think of. Where is the freedom in having knowledge of something, but not having the ability to choose or think of them in the present moment? And, in addition to not having the ability to choose what did not occur to you, where is the freedom in not knowing where the reason you chose whatever company you chose came from. You