First of all, the concept of religious predestination leads to absurdities. My question above is not religious, it is philosophical with religious implications.
"There is what we might call a supernatural origin of my unique self-consciousness mind or my unique selfhood or soul." Sir John Eccles
Books by John C. Eccles
How the Self Controls Its Brain
Evolution of the brain : creation of the self
The understanding of the brain
Mind and brain : the many-faceted problems: selected reading
The Cerebellum as a Neuronal Machine
Nobel Prize conversations with Sir John Eccles
Facing reality: philosophical adventures by a brain scientist
Evolution of the brain : creation of the self
If "free will" is real, then soul exists. We all think we have free will, yet, do we? Certainly genetics, experience, and biochemistry affect how we feel and what we do. Is that all there is? Can we break the bonds of pure cause and effect in our mental processes? How can this be shown?
2006-11-26
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