whats the point of being consciousness when all the chemical reactions that occur in my brain are controlled by the laws of physics and they would happen anyway even if I wasnt conscious?
Whats the point of being consciousness when all the chemical reactions that occur in my brain are controlled by the...
I meant to say whats the point of being conscious
>all the chemical reactions that occur in my brain are controlled by the laws of physics and they would happen anyway even if I wasn't conscious
The thing is, if those chemical reactions happen anyway you are conscious by definition. In your current physical arrangement it is physically impossible to not be conscious.
You can change the parameters, you can choose to be happy, sad, you can train.
If a house is made of bricks is it a house or a bunch of bricks just not falling over?
No I can't, it's predetermined
Tell that to Mr. Ethenol.
Not in any way that should keep you up at night.
The point to its continuance is that it's beneficial to your health. Preplanning is good for survival, but awareness of preplanning allows tweaking preplanning to unprecedented finesse.
The point as in how it came to be is another beast altogether.
>What is free will ?