“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation will suffice.”
― The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
― The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
“This means that, in some sense, free will is a fake. Decisions are made ahead of time by the brain, without the input of consciousness, and then later the brain tries to cover this up (as it’s wont to do) by claiming that the decision was conscious. Dr. Michael Sweeney concludes, “Libet’s findings suggested that the brain knows what a person will decide before the person does. … The world must reassess not only the idea of movements divided between voluntary and involuntary, but also the very idea of free will.” All this seems to indicate that free will, the cornerstone of society, is a fiction, an illusion created by our left brain. So are we masters of our fate, or just pawns in a swindle perpetuated by the brain?”
― The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest To Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind
― The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest To Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind
“Today, your cell phone has more computer power than all of NASA back in 1969, when it placed two astronauts on the moon. Video games, which consume enormous amounts of computer power to simulate 3-D situations, use more computer power than mainframe computers of the previous decade. The Sony PlayStation of today, which costs $300, has the power of a military supercomputer of 1997, which cost millions of dollars.”
― Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
― Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
“There is a secret about human love that is commonly overlooked: Receiving it is much more scary and threatening than giving it.”
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“Dr. Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, concludes, “Your grades in school, your scores on the SAT, mean less for life success than your capacity to co-operate, your ability to regulate your emotions, your capacity to delay your gratification, and your capacity to focus your attention. Those skills are far more important—all the data indicate—for life success than your IQ or your grades.”
― The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
― The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
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