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eda_esq t1_jbmwedx wrote

Reply to comment by Electronic_Agent_235 in I just published an article in The Journal of Mind and Behavior arguing that free will is real. Here is the PhilPapers link with free PDF. Tell me what you think. by MonteChristo0321

Very much agree. Each of us is an observer to our thoughts and actions while our brains actually determine how we react to stimuli.

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ShrikeonHyperion t1_jbpyi4q wrote

I think the reaction is made made by the decider too, and we can only observe our reaction. And again. And again. How should i say, the decider lives a few seconds in the future, or the observer is held back by our brain, he lives a few seconds in the past. So to speak anyway. "We" are always just observing.

I wrote this post, thought about it, thought about what i thought about it, and so on. Untill the decider decided to press the post button.

Practically an infinite loop.

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