In article ,
Roger wrote:
Simple reflex actions are well known. Whether subjects then try to
justify them as conscious decisions is certainly a possibility but that
is a far cry from your blanket claim that decisions (without any
qualification) are " simply justifications made after the event".

Oh dear! ;-(

I said:
"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."

Not speaking like Prince Charles I use the word 'you' in the same way as he
uses the word 'one'. I'm not convinced that the experiment proves the matter
as a whole - I was merely pointing out that such evidence exists. The evidence
(as presented) proves what I say. It makes sense of many things that we
encounter regularly - such as the reverse justification of dreams - but I
think that it does not give a complete answer. I was merely pointing out that
you simplistic view is crap. Alongside cognitive psychologists actively
working on the question I claim not to understand any of the details - but do
appreciate that it is far more complex than the ideas you present as 'fact'.

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