Free will or lack of.......

[WesD]

4 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Correct.

 

The nearest thing I can conceive to be what could possibly be called 'me' (conciousness) can observe the change in thoughts. 

 

That's it.

So why the change in thoughts?

[the village idiot]

1 minute ago, WesD said:

So why the change in thoughts?

Because of the exact state of the brain a moment before. 

[onetruth]

3 minutes ago, WesD said:

If you receive an automated thought by its very nature your brain automatically wants you to think of that, it would be very counter intuitive to cut itself off mid thought and offer something else up. Surely by virtue the thought our brain sent us, it would want us to follow it through and run it’s natural time span before moving us on with something else?

 

Its strange how our our attention span differs with subjects we are interested in to those we aren’t. 

Really interesting.

I don't think you can have mid-thought in the same way you can have mid-sentence.  I imagine the thought process might go something like this (new line for each thought)...

 

Think of fruits.

Apple.

Banana.

Carrot.

No, not carrot.

Pear.

Think of fruits.

Orange.

Yoghart.

No, not yoghurt.

Where did yoghurt come from?

(Hahaha).

Think of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Think of fruits.

Stop thinking of fruits.

Tomato.

Is tomato a fruit?

Stop thinking of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Roll a cigarette.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Just now, onetruth said:

Really interesting.

I don't think you can have mid-thought in the same way you can have mid-sentence.  I imagine the thought process might go something like this (new line for each thought)...

 

Think of fruits.

Apple.

Banana.

Carrot.

No, not carrot.

Pear.

Think of fruits.

Orange.

Yoghart.

No, not yoghurt.

Where did yoghurt come from?

(Hahaha).

Think of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Think of fruits.

Stop thinking of fruits.

Tomato.

Is tomato a fruit?

Stop thinking of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Roll a cigarette.

Sex is missing

[WesD]

1 minute ago, onetruth said:

Really interesting.

I don't think you can have mid-thought in the same way you can have mid-sentence.  I imagine the thought process might go something like this (new line for each thought)...

 

Think of fruits.

Apple.

Banana.

Carrot.

No, not carrot.

Pear.

Think of fruits.

Orange.

Yoghart.

No, not yoghurt.

Where did yoghurt come from?

(Hahaha).

Think of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Think of fruits.

Stop thinking of fruits.

Tomato.

Is tomato a fruit?

Stop thinking of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Roll a cigarette.

Or Apple 

strawberry

what am I doing I’m going for a brew and a biscuit what have I got planned for tomorrow. 

[onetruth]

1 minute ago, Mortimer Firewood said:

Sex is missing

Me too.

[the village idiot]

3 minutes ago, onetruth said:

Really interesting.

I don't think you can have mid-thought in the same way you can have mid-sentence.  I imagine the thought process might go something like this (new line for each thought)...

 

Think of fruits.

Apple.

Banana.

Carrot.

No, not carrot.

Pear.

Think of fruits.

Orange.

Yoghart.

No, not yoghurt.

Where did yoghurt come from?

(Hahaha).

Think of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Think of fruits.

Stop thinking of fruits.

Tomato.

Is tomato a fruit?

Stop thinking of fruits.

My elbow is itching.

Roll a cigarette.

And yet we all confidently state that we're not stark raving mad!

[Mortimer Firewood]

Just now, the village idiot said:

And yet we all confidently state that we're not stark raving mad!

I wear my madness like a badge of honour. 

[Mortimer Firewood]

Anybody wish to give there veiws on the Ego how’s it formed what does it protect.

 

I have to admit it’s taken me years to rain mine in. 

[the village idiot]

1 minute ago, Mortimer Firewood said:

Anybody wish to give there veiws on the Ego how’s it formed what does it protect.

 

I have to admit it’s taken me years to rain mine in. 

I think it protects the genes ultimately.

 

There is a really interesting book by a developmental psychologist which is all about how and why the sense of self develops. I can't remember what it's called. I'll look it up.

 

Think his name is Bruce Hood.