Chapter-1: Consciousness
Outline of Article:
- The Eighth Perplexing Question of Consciousness
- Thank you
The Eighth Perplexing Question of Consciousness:
How does a person hinder their ability to properly apply their free-will in reality?
Free-will is not a guaranteed ability that remains unchanged throughout life span development. In other words, a person can damage their ability (intentionally or unintentionally) to properly apply their free-will. This is because free-will operates in physical reality as a result of consciousness. And, the way consciousness operates in physical reality, through human beings, is mainly through the human brain and body.
For instance, consider a person’s ability to walk. If a person, through some accident, loses their legs, then, quite naturally, their ability to walk will be hindered. Also, if a person, through some accident, has their spinal cord severed and damaged beyond repair, then this too will hinder their ability to walk. In a similar manner, if a person damages their brain beyond a certain point, then this also will hinder a person’s ability to walk. And, if a person has their legs tied up and bound from ankles up to their hips, then, surprisingly, this too will hinder a person’s ability to walk.
Clearly, the aforementioned accidents do not prove that walking does not exist: they only show that the structures that have developed through evolution, through consciousness adaptations have been damaged or restrained.
Likewise, if a person, through some accident, damages their brain to a significant amount, then this will hinder a person’s ability to properly apply their free-will. Some damaging examples include: accidental or intentional death; a prefrontal orbital lobotomy; the use of illegal drugs (such as, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, etc …); living a pleasure centric lifestyle; removing or losing significant portions of the brain, etc.
Furthermore, the use of certain legal drugs acts as a type of restraint on a person’s e-consciousness, such as through anesthesia. Not surprisingly, anesthesia will hinder a person’s ability to walk, to interact with the environment and to properly apply their free-will and breathing ability, to a certain extent. However, again, being under the influence of anesthesia does not prove that walking, moving one’s arms, interacting with the environment, breathing and free-will do not exist. Not at all, these abilities have only been restrained.
At this point, I am now able to provide an approximate solution to the eighth perplexing question of consciousness.
8. How does a person hinder their ability to apply their free-will?
A person can hinder their ability to apply their free-will, by: intentional or unintentional death; damaging significant portions of the brain; losing particular parts of the brain; chronic or acute use of illegal drugs; use of certain legal drugs, such as anesthesia; and/or, living a pleasure centric lifestyle.
Thank You
I appreciate your time in reading my blog post. Next Saturday I will upload the next part of Chapter-1: Consciousness, from my unabridged book on metaphysics, Web of Consciousness: An Interconnected Life.
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