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August 20, 2008
Notes on granular thinking (first of an occasional series)
For a long time now I've been thinking about whether things are predetermined or the result of "free will" — whatever that means in these days of fMRI experiments which seem to show that our intentions are already in place before we become conscious of them.
More and more the "we're all characters in some advanced civilization's version of 'Spore'" hypothesis best fits the data.
Nevertheless, I continue to ponder fate and chance and predetermination and how viewing life through a particular lens changes not only the life but also the very nature of the lens itself.
More to follow.
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Posted by: dan | Aug 22, 2008 1:54:35 PM
It makes sense that communication is the first sign of this phenomena and that is to broad a word. It is the the acknowledgement of communication and the receptor which is to be proven -We all know it is there, we can't prove it, we can only hypothesies it, only because we don't know how to measure it.
Posted by: wistrade | Aug 21, 2008 6:31:38 PM
Precogniton does not imply lack of free will. It only means that one is predisposed to a type of thought before one acts upon it. Often times, the precognitive assumption is the best - read through Blink for a pop reference towards the subjust. It is not the only act one needs to take either. A lot of times I've taught myself not to go for the easiest route. I make it a point, for instance, not to go with my favorite dish at my local restaurant. It is a small device, but it forces me to contemplate what is put in front of me, as opposed to what I would have normally chosen (and sometimes I still decide to go for the good stuff).
But this is a task for meta-cognative understanding. Most have no clue whats going on in the back of their head. Learn to understand how you learn and think...it becomes a lot less about free will then. If you chose to accept everything for what it is, of course you will believe there really isn't a choice.
Of course, beyond this, can we change the spin of an atom with thought? If not, maybe free will doesn't exist :-)
Posted by: clifyt | Aug 21, 2008 2:30:54 AM
Agreed, Milena. Don't worry about it. This is where the 11th commandment comes into play; ergo, " Do unto others as you'd have done unto you," comes into play. From what I've learned it's partially Karma but from this life, if that makes sense.
Posted by: DefinatelyCreativeEnough | Aug 20, 2008 11:10:40 PM
As of this moment, I have lived long enough to accept that fate moves me in mysterious and not so mysterious ways. I have also learned that I'm quite capable of giving it a helping hand to my advantage or disadvantage. The problem with this last is that sometimes I don't see clearly which is which until much later.
Posted by: Milena | Aug 20, 2008 3:12:26 PM
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