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Re: Brain makes decisions before you even know it

by Mike <gurustomper@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 10, 2008 at 01:55 PM

On May 10, 11:59 am, neo <n....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> > On May 10, 3:13 am, neo <n....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > John Hasenkam wrote:
> > > > In a way not surprising but I find the 10 sec delay suspicious. It
is also a
> > > > simple decision making process(left or right button). I don't
think that is
> > > > representative of most decision making processes.
>
> > > >http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080411/full/news.2008.751.html
>
> > > > Your brain makes up its mind up to ten seconds before you realize
it,
> > > > according to researchers. By looking at brain activity while
making a
> > > > decision, the researchers could predict what choice people would
make before
> > > > they themselves were even aware of having made a decision.
>
> > > Interesting. Since last few days, I am thinking over 'free will'.
> > > Although my conclusion is not scientific, still it agrees with
> > > abovementioned research. Decision about every letter I am typing is
> > > taken befor 'I' know it.
>
> > > Scientists say decision is taken 10 seconds before I realize it.
> > > Whether rocket launch will take place or not, decision is already
> > > taken by people in NASA control room and they don't even know it!
>
> > > Am I going to post this message?
>
> > > Countdown...
> > > 10,
> > > 9,
> > > 8,
> > > 7,
> > > 6,
> > > 5,
> > > 4,
> > > 3,
> > > 2,
> > > 1
>
> >      Time, traveling backward in its inevitable march
> >      toward tomorrow, allows us to forget that which
> >      has not yet been remembered.
> >      What'd I say?
> >      Oh now I remember I forgot.
> >      And that's right.
>
> >      Once while winding my way through the earth
> >      toward the molten center, I ate a forbidden
> >      mushroom.  I spend the next million years in
> >      a frozen wasteland with no protection from
> >      the cold.  And when my knee touched the
> >      ground I remembered that those million years
> >      lasted only as long as it took for me to go
> >      from a standing position to resting on one knee.
>
> >      Afterward, we smoked cigarettes which I had
> >      forgotten and walked backwards for days which
> >      saved a lot of time and fooled the enemy.
> >      You should try it some time as soon as you reach
>
> >     10.
>
> >      9.
>
> >      8.
>
> >      7.
>
> >      6.
>
> >      5.
>
> >      4.
>
> >      3.
>
> >      2.
>
> Tactonic plates under my building collided. Seismic waves reached to
> my building in 5 seconds. It took 2 seconds for me to decide. It is
> earthquake! But my brain
> had taken that decision 10 seconds before, 3 seconds before collision
> of tactonic plates. But my brain told me after 10 seconds. Now
> building is crashed and I am dead.
>
> My stupid brain is also dead.

           Welcome to my world.
 




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Re: Brain makes decisions before you even know it
Mike <gurustomper@[EMA  2008-05-10 13:55:47 

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