Joseph Tokman’s Reviews > Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will > Status Update

Not much to say. This chapter talked a lot about examples of crimes and the punishments that occurred from them.

Took a while to read this book. It was a long chapter primarily giving examples of how diseases have been perceived with regards to their origin throughout time. Unfortunately I am unsure of the overall message from all these examples but i found it interesting to learn about the current scientific understanding of these diseases!

Interesting chapter focusing on our (in)ability the change. I found myself agreeing with many of the points presented through the biological backgrounds they arise from. Overall fascinating read in the chapter, I learned a lot about the brain and the images used in this chapter help clarify my comprehension!

Meh not much to say about this chapter, it took me a longer time to read since I found the material abit more dry. This chapter focused on theism and atheism and the implication of whether having everyone as an atheist will cause damage to the good to man kind.

Overall a mix of confusion and fascinating topics covered throughout this chapter. What specifically sticks out is the application of quantum determinism to the area of neurology/neurochemistry. I found this a refreshing take on neurochemistry! Towards the end of the chapter the author gave well needed reviews about the chapter and summaries of the first half the book. I found these review helpful for consolidation.

Nice change of pace in this chapter. Has more of a quantum focus which was digestible as well as fascinating to learn about. Overall very satisfying chapter!

Pretty cool half don’t understand what he is saying specifically but I can get the general idea of what he is trying to communicate and where he is going with it the ideas I’m interpreting!