Teeqoz said:
It's a debate for the same reason that we have a debate about whether a god exists or not. There is nothing to suggest that there exists a god, and it would require something supernatural and unscientific to exist for there to be god. But supernatural things are impossible to disprove, just like one can't disprove that there's and invisible, completely inobservable teapot that is unaffected by everything, floating around in orbit around earth where all the lottery numbers that will ever be are written down. That does of course not mean that this teapot exists. In the same way, some people believe that there is something metaphysical that exists that allows us to have free will. Others don't believe in anything metaphysical, but just don't accept the notion that we don't have free will, maybe because it's very difficult to accept. Ignorance is bliss in this case, because the implications of not having free will can be hard to wrap your head around. |
But this is not the same as a debate about god. Because you actually think and make decicions every day, so it's more than likely that thoughts exist. If you make a claim that it's all an illusion, I want to hear proof. There has been plenty of things people considered supernatural before scientific discoveries found natural reasons for them. That's why I ask again, is the functionality of human brain, consciousness etc researched and figured out completely and are there facts scientists agree on? Or is there something about thought process and human brain that hasn't been discovered yet?
If you will, I'd be happy to hear as detailed explanation as possible to how these chemicals and electical stimuls work. And if it's proven that you can't, for example, focus your mind to imagine things in great detail and make those electrical stimuls create thoughts for you.
