Tag: neuroscience
On Free Will, ChatGPT4 Blows Away Atheist Sam Harris
Rather than refute Harris by pointing out why his statement scores high on the irony meter, I thought I’d ask ChatGPT to do it for me.
Why Free Will Denial Is Self-Refuting
The only “scientific” basis for the denial of free will is determinism, the theory that every change in nature is determined prior to its occurrence.
A Scholarly Riposte to Pop Free Will Denialism
Denial of free will is a quick route to totalitarianism. If you can’t be guilty because you can’t choose, you can’t be innocent either.
Consciousness May Occur Near Time of Birth
Researchers generally stress that the unborn child’s brain is in a rapid, ongoing, and little understood state of development.
My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?
Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will.