Reclaiming Freedom
Steve Taylor says of determinism: “I refute it thus!”
Once again, though, for some, they might point to this in exchanges here to bolster their contention that human brains are capable, on some level, of freely choosing this rather than that. But all they can do is to fall back on their own “experts”, knowing that in all likelihood there are “experts” on the other side claiming just the opposite.
Every morning you would get up, Google “neuroplasticity” – google.com/search?source=hp … JD_3GHfFUA – and note the latest.
On the other hand, if these folks ever do come to a definitive conclusion that, beyond all doubt, human beings are able of their own volition to embody options, wouldn’t it be talked about everywhere on every scientific and news media outlet?
So: Do we really have control over our brains here or is that too merely the brain “tricking” us into believing that this is the case. Why? Because that is still the only option available to the brain itself as matter inherently in sync with its own laws.
That complex relationship between the brain precipitating experiences and than the experiences themselves precipitating changes in the brain:
Sure, you can start with nurture and work back to the nature, or start with nature and work back to nurture. But how is it determined “once and for” what 1] first set it all in motion at birth and 2] what then sustains it all the way to the grave.
There may well be a team of scientists out there that have in fact been able to fuse the two approaches into an utterly irrefutable answer.
If so, link me to them.