Re: MD What's the difference?

From: Elizaphanian (elizaphanian@tiscali.co.uk)
Date: Thu May 15 2003 - 11:41:05 BST

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    Hi Platt, Johnny,

    A little comment on this.

    Platt said
    : >This is your determinism bit that I completely reject simply by
    : >performing the simple experiment of wiggling my finger to the left or the
    : >right as I wish, anytime I wish.

    Have either of you come across the recent experiments on brain activity relating to 'wiggling
    fingers' (I'll try and dig out a web reference)? Apparently the 'decision' to move the finger, ie
    the awareness in the individual and their choice, is subsequent to the nerve impulse which moves the
    finger, by a measurably significant period of time (ie a fraction of a second). On the face of it,
    this is 'knock down' evidence that consciousness is an epiphenomenon. I don't agree with that - for
    reasons not to be gone into here - but when I read Platt's words I just thought that this may be a
    particularly bad example to choose!

    Sam

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