Chaos in the mind
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brain as a large deterministic neural network | brain as a large deterministic neural network | ||
(the bottom-top view of neuroscience), everything | (the bottom-top view of neuroscience), everything | ||
| - | is determined. | + | is determined. Although the behavior of the network |
maybe is chaotic, in principle you can calculate the | maybe is chaotic, in principle you can calculate the | ||
action from the perception and there is no free choice. | action from the perception and there is no free choice. | ||
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If you think of your brain as the seat of your | If you think of your brain as the seat of your | ||
personality, your identity and your soul (the | personality, your identity and your soul (the | ||
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Free will is the possibility to choose, it is the | Free will is the possibility to choose, it is the | ||
free future choice you seem to have. The past choice | free future choice you seem to have. The past choice | ||
| - | which has been | + | which has been chosen is seldom free. The deliberate |
thinking self is squeezed between social constraints | thinking self is squeezed between social constraints | ||
(norms, laws and obligations) at the top and emotional | (norms, laws and obligations) at the top and emotional | ||
