Re: Is It Possible To Think Without Language?
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:41 pm
[quote=raw_thought post_id=471575 time=1600287759 user_id=10786]
We do not consciously decide what we think about. 1. You cannot be conscious of a thought before you think it. 2. Cause always precedes effect. 3. Therefore you cannot consciously cause your thoughts. Here is an analogy to make my argument clearer. You cannot take a photo of something before it exists. Obviously, free will is a logical absurdity, since we cannot even cause our own thoughts.
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Yes but, all words refer to something existing, when if it's just a concept, so "free will" is just an inappropriate expression for the experience (illusion though it is) of freedom
We do not consciously decide what we think about. 1. You cannot be conscious of a thought before you think it. 2. Cause always precedes effect. 3. Therefore you cannot consciously cause your thoughts. Here is an analogy to make my argument clearer. You cannot take a photo of something before it exists. Obviously, free will is a logical absurdity, since we cannot even cause our own thoughts.
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Yes but, all words refer to something existing, when if it's just a concept, so "free will" is just an inappropriate expression for the experience (illusion though it is) of freedom