Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chemical-psychology -- now this is my kind of research!
Richard, I read recently that every stimuli that we perceive gets translated
into electrical impulses that travel to the brain. First those impulses hit the
limbic portion of the brain. And secondly it hits the prefrontal cortex. That
means simply that before we ever have a rational thought about any input, we
have an emotional response, often unconscious.And it is the emotional responses
that override the rational ones every time.
From: "'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]"
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chemical-psychology -- now this is my kind of
research!
The conscious mind is merely the PR department of our brain that tries to
make everything look good.
According to what I've read, on average a person makes 100,00 decisions in a
single day. We have no control over about 90% of these, and for the most part,
we don't even realize that we're making them.
That's because our subconscious mind operates in secret. It determines who we
fall in love with, which cars we buy - and which mistakes we make. 90% of what
we do happens subconsciously.
Our mind would be blown to bits if we had to do everything with the conscious
mind. Apparently the human mind can only process four or five units of
information simultaneously.
>
On 11/14/2014 10:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
>
The research mattered to me, because they were seeing that there's a difference
between consciousness and awareness -- BIOCHEMICALLY SPEAKING. This to me is
major. To pursue this line of exploration could yield some clear proofs that
awareness is ooga-booga that none-the-less 100% controls ALL processes anywhere
WITHOUT ANY INSTRUMENTALITY. Pure magic.
"Trivial" decisions are use for experimenting, because they can be controlled
for variables. The "hard thinking" you're putting on the table differs by
degree not kind. Of the thousands of thoughts one might have before asking
someone to marry one, all were, presumably, based upon the same mechanisms.
Free will can't be said to be "present" if consciousness is absent. For
instance, a person in a coma might thrash around and break a vase next to the
bed -- by your reckoning, that was a mindful act.and same deal for tons of
other examples which folks will disavow as "my purposeful act." And what of
all the autonomic processes? Are they too our actions?
Clearly the word "mine" becomes the issue. Identity with processes, no matter
how subtle, is the primal error.
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Chemical-psychology -- now this is my kind of research!
/The conscious mind is merely the PR department of our brain that tries to make everything look good. According to what I've read, on average a person makes 100,00 decisions in a single day. We have no control over about 90% of these, and for the most part, we don't even realize that we're making them. That's because our subconscious mind operates in secret. It determines who we fall in love with, which cars we buy - and which mistakes we make. 90% of what we do happens subconsciously. Our mind would be blown to bits if we had to do everything with the conscious mind. Apparently the human mind can only process four or five units of information simultaneously. / > On 11/14/2014 10:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote: > The research mattered to me, because they were seeing that there's a difference between consciousness and awareness -- BIOCHEMICALLY SPEAKING. This to me is major. To pursue this line of exploration could yield some clear proofs that awareness is ooga-booga that none-the-less 100% controls ALL processes anywhere WITHOUT ANY INSTRUMENTALITY. Pure magic. "Trivial" decisions are use for experimenting, because they can be controlled for variables. The "hard thinking" you're putting on the table differs by degree not kind. Of the thousands of thoughts one might have before asking someone to marry one, all were, presumably, based upon the same mechanisms. Free will can't be said to be "present" if consciousness is absent. For instance, a person in a coma might thrash around and break a vase next to the bed -- by your reckoning, that was a mindful act.and same deal for tons of other examples which folks will disavow as "my purposeful act." And what of all the autonomic processes? Are they too our actions? Clearly the word "mine" becomes the issue. Identity with processes, no matter how subtle, is the primal error.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Chemical-psychology -- now this is my kind of research!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : The research mattered to me, because they were seeing that there's a difference between consciousness and awareness -- BIOCHEMICALLY SPEAKING. This to me is major. To pursue this line of exploration could yield some clear proofs that awareness is ooga-booga that none-the-less 100% controls ALL processes anywhere WITHOUT ANY INSTRUMENTALITY. Pure magic. "Trivial" decisions are use for experimenting, because they can be controlled for variables. The "hard thinking" you're putting on the table differs by degree not kind. Of the thousands of thoughts one might have before asking someone to marry one, all were, presumably, based upon the same mechanisms. Free will can't be said to be "present" if consciousness is absent. For instance, a person in a coma might thrash around and break a vase next to the bed -- by your reckoning, that was a mindful act.and same deal for tons of other examples which folks will disavow as "my purposeful act." And what of all the autonomic processes? Are they too our actions? When I first glanced at your reply I read this sentence as: "For instance, a person in a come might thrash around and break a vase next to the bed". I thought we were being given a insight into your energetic sex life. Clearly the word "mine" becomes the issue. Identity with processes, no matter how subtle, is the primal error. I think I would claim that when, for example, I make a Freudian slip (as I did when I read the sentence above!) it is indeed me who's making the slip; I'm not being compelled by anything outside me (like a gun held to my head). So my take on my identity is that it does include my autonomic processes. It's me who is making my heart beat. "Mine" is indeed the issue. We can get lost in semantic issues here and think we disagree with each other while actually agreeing. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Interesting (really!). Re the original experiment that showed a "readiness potential" occurs in the human brain just before ‘spontaneous’ actions. In fact, this brain event happens even before we are aware of deciding to act.: Well yes, but as many critics have pointed out the kinds of decisions that were being monitored were pretty trivial (eg, choosing whether or not to flex a finger). It didn't involve the kind of hard thinking you'd have to do if you were deciding whether to get married or make a career change. On a more philosophical point: suppose it is true that your brain decides things and you only become aware of what "you've" already decided to do a second or so later? It is still *you* - your deeper self/your unconscious - that made that decision. So what if your conscious self only learns what choice you freely decided upon slightly later? The original research is intriguing but not as world shattering as the scientists involved are claiming. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/11/12/rats-free-will/#.VGVxi_nF-Sp http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/11/12/rats-free-will/#.VGVxi_nF-Sp
[FairfieldLife] Re: Chemical-psychology -- now this is my kind of research!
The research mattered to me, because they were seeing that there's a difference between consciousness and awareness -- BIOCHEMICALLY SPEAKING. This to me is major. To pursue this line of exploration could yield some clear proofs that awareness is ooga-booga that none-the-less 100% controls ALL processes anywhere WITHOUT ANY INSTRUMENTALITY. Pure magic. "Trivial" decisions are use for experimenting, because they can be controlled for variables. The "hard thinking" you're putting on the table differs by degree not kind. Of the thousands of thoughts one might have before asking someone to marry one, all were, presumably, based upon the same mechanisms. Free will can't be said to be "present" if consciousness is absent. For instance, a person in a coma might thrash around and break a vase next to the bed -- by your reckoning, that was a mindful act.and same deal for tons of other examples which folks will disavow as "my purposeful act." And what of all the autonomic processes? Are they too our actions? Clearly the word "mine" becomes the issue. Identity with processes, no matter how subtle, is the primal error. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Interesting (really!). Re the original experiment that showed a "readiness potential" occurs in the human brain just before ‘spontaneous’ actions. In fact, this brain event happens even before we are aware of deciding to act.: Well yes, but as many critics have pointed out the kinds of decisions that were being monitored were pretty trivial (eg, choosing whether or not to flex a finger). It didn't involve the kind of hard thinking you'd have to do if you were deciding whether to get married or make a career change. On a more philosophical point: suppose it is true that your brain decides things and you only become aware of what "you've" already decided to do a second or so later? It is still *you* - your deeper self/your unconscious - that made that decision. So what if your conscious self only learns what choice you freely decided upon slightly later? The original research is intriguing but not as world shattering as the scientists involved are claiming. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/11/12/rats-free-will/#.VGVxi_nF-Sp http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/11/12/rats-free-will/#.VGVxi_nF-Sp
[FairfieldLife] Re: Chemical-psychology -- now this is my kind of research!
Interesting (really!). Re the original experiment that showed a "readiness potential" occurs in the human brain just before ‘spontaneous’ actions. In fact, this brain event happens even before we are aware of deciding to act.: Well yes, but as many critics have pointed out the kinds of decisions that were being monitored were pretty trivial (eg, choosing whether or not to flex a finger). It didn't involve the kind of hard thinking you'd have to do if you were deciding whether to get married or make a career change. On a more philosophical point: suppose it is true that your brain decides things and you only become aware of what "you've" already decided to do a second or so later? It is still *you* - your deeper self/your unconscious - that made that decision. So what if your conscious self only learns what choice you freely decided upon slightly later? The original research is intriguing but not as world shattering as the scientists involved are claiming. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/11/12/rats-free-will/#.VGVxi_nF-Sp http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/11/12/rats-free-will/#.VGVxi_nF-Sp
