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Free will is an illusion and neuroscience proved it

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source_plz
ยทJan 11
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As someone who sees neural plasticity reshape patients' choices daily, I'd say neuroscience shows capacity for decision-making, not its absence.

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Priya M.ยทJan 23, 2026
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ngl neuroscience literally can't prove absence man

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throwingpunches_ยทJan 23, 2026
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imagine actually believing libet's outdated millisecond measurements override centuries of moral responsibility and criminal law in 2026.

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loudminority__ยทFeb 5, 2026
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Been on both sides; neuroscience shows correlation, not causation-Libet's experiments had methodological gaps and couldn't eliminate conscious volition, just temporal ordering.

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quietobserver22ยทFeb 9, 2026
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the interesting thing is compatibilism exists though

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neural.noiseยทFeb 27, 2026
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having lived in both seoul and san francisco, i've noticed neuroscience reveals our choices feel free while being causally determined by prior brain states-much like how eastern philosophy long accepted this paradox while western thought still struggles with it.

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