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Gee. Decisions are made at a preconscious level before we are aware of having made them.
Groundbreaking, if you're pre-Freudian.
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Apart from saying that we aren't consciously aware of everything that goes into making a choice (interesting, but not surprising), I'm not convinced this shows much. The interpretation "there is no free will" seems over the top. "If there is free will, it operates at a preconscious level" seems more likely. "We don't quite know what we mean by the term free will, but we're working on it" seems best of all.
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[begin: mean spirited sarcasm] Gee. Decisions are made at a preconscious level before we are aware of having made them. Groundbreaking, if you're pre-Freudian. [end: mean spirited sarcasm] Apart from saying that we aren't consciously aware of everything that goes into making a choice (interesting, but not surprising), I'm not convinced this shows much. The interpretation "there is no free will" seems over the top. "If there is free will, it operates at a preconscious level" seems more likely. "We don't quite know what we mean by the term free will, but we're working on it" seems best of all.