In article , Roger
wrote:
They are more than capable of being stretched. Evidence is available that
proves quite conclusively that decisions made by humans are no such thing
- but are simply justifications made after the event. Whether you accept
that or not there is one thing that is abundantly clear - and that's that
your simplistic distinction between H. sapiens and the other animals has
no foundation in fact.

I find it impossible even to contemplate

I appreciate that you're struggling with these ideas.

how someone who has decided to end their life can justify that decision
after the event and would very much like to see your conclusive evidence.

Think about it - and let us know when you have worked that to its conclusion.
You *should* be able to work out where you have confounded yourself! ;-)

In the meantime it has been shown that it's possible for people to react to a
stimulus faster than it's possible for the signals to go to the brain and back
- and yet for the subject to insist that the reaction was as a result of a
conscious decision. That would be impossible and it's clear that the subjects
were making sense of their automatic reaction after the event.

What you think you know aint necessarily the case.

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