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Hehe, yes Skull, I am Aussie. People in New South Wales refer to us Victorians as "Mexicans" because we're "below the border". My flag and tag is also a direct reference to one of Elvis' songs. Furthermore, Mexican history and culture (and cuisine XD) interests me.
Now, why would our brain/being be different? Because our neurons can't really choose how to send electrical signals around in the brain, can they? They just act out according to physical laws. So the question is, if we are purely physical beings (the commonly accepted view these days), then how exactly can we exercise "free will" if we are subjected to the laws of physics.
I don't know much about this stuff, but I imagine the complex mix of chemicals and electricity so masterfully engineered must result in some interesting reactions more complex then bits of stuff floating around. Whilst most cells fundamentally strive to satisfy their' drive to survive and reproduce, arrangements of these cells create entirely new machines. Whilst a computer is most often hungry for electricity, this is not always the case and it certainly displays more functionality then merely consuming volts.
Biological cells are infinitely more complex and efficient then computers. Also consider that brain cells do not reproduce... I suspect there is more then a flushy tangle of gore beneath our' skulls.
Now, why would our brain/being be different? Because our neurons can't really choose how to send electrical signals around in the brain, can they? They just act out according to physical laws. So the question is, if we are purely physical beings (the commonly accepted view these days), then how exactly can we exercise "free will" if we are subjected to the laws of physics.
I don't know much about this stuff, but I imagine the complex mix of chemicals and electricity so masterfully engineered must result in some interesting reactions more complex then bits of stuff floating around. Whilst most cells fundamentally strive to satisfy their' drive to survive and reproduce, arrangements of these cells create entirely new machines. Whilst a computer is most often hungry for electricity, this is not always the case and it certainly displays more functionality then merely consuming volts.
Biological cells are infinitely more complex and efficient then computers. Also consider that brain cells do not reproduce... I suspect there is more then a flushy tangle of gore beneath our' skulls.
