[MD] British Emergentism

[markhsmit]

Yes, Craig, in deference to our late Krimmel, I would
agree.  Our choice is to stop what we are doing, not to be
free to do it in the first place.  Free will is one of restraint.
I have found that restraint to be a negative, thus the attitude
go with the flow, or go with Quality (my son).


Mark

On Nov 21, 2009, at 6:17:25 PM, craigerb at comcast.net wrote:
From:   craigerb at comcast.net
Subject:    Re: [MD] British Emergentism
Date:   November 21, 2009 6:17:25 PM PST
To: "moq discuss" <moq_discuss at lists.moqtalk.org>
[mark] 
> This has also been shown with physiological experiments. 
> If someone is asked to raise his hand in a moment, the intent (as seen 
> though electrophysiology) precedes the actual intellectual realization  
> of the intent by about 300 msec (or one third of a second).  That is 
> the decision is made before we realize it.  Our realization is just 
> a hindsight intellectualization of what is already happened... 
> What does this say about free will? 

This is why our late, lamented MD participant Krimmel called it 
"free won't".  Our decision might occur before we realize it, 
but that decision often  can s till be reversed.  Therein lies the freedom. 
Craig 


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