Re: Have any of you heard God talking in your head?

Posted by SeeJay on August 04, 1998 at 03:58:11:

In Reply to: Experimental evidence for God (lack thereof) posted by Walker on August 03, 1998 at 22:52:57:

Walker asked: "Have any of you heard God talking in your head? Why is the only voice I hear mine?"

Think about this.

Where does the voice in your head come from? By this I mean, who is the "you" that directs your actions, makes decisions, and feels emotions?

Are you just a remarkably complex biochemical machine, responding to the laws of physics in a clockwork manner, with no real will of your own? That is the ultimate explanation of consciousness according to a reductionist/materialist philosophy.

Or do you actually have free will, the ability to "change the course of the future" by making choices which are not predetermined? I submit that every human that has ever lived believes this to be true according to their inner, subjective experience.

So where does the voice in your head come from?

Regards ----- SeeJay

Follow Ups:

• I am a reductionist Jason 12:20:41 8/04/98 (4)
  • A place to start... rpcman 12:30:16 8/04/98 (3)
    • That link keeps timing out on me; oh well ... SeeJay 18:42:01 8/04/98 (2)
      • Here's a start... Jason 20:02:16 8/04/98 (1)
        • Ok, I was wondering when you would get around to the quantum nature of matter. SeeJay 21:00:28 8/04/98 (0)
• God in the machine rpcman 11:31:13 8/04/98 (3)
  • Would Chaos Theory Apply? Otremer 13:09:42 8/05/98 (2)
    • I don't think Chaos Theory applies to the article. rpcman 13:43:39 8/05/98 (1)
      • Perhaps this is more relevant Otremer 17:21:59 8/05/98 (0)