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Free will may be an illusion
But you must believe in it
You are driving to work. Your mind wanders, and before you know it, you're
pulling into your parking spot. You don't actually remember the last five or
10 minutes of driving.
We've all had experiences like this. They occur because many of the tasks we
do every day are nearly automatic. That, by itself, is not very surprising. As
a psychologist might put it, consciousness is too valuable a resource to waste
on simple, mundane chores. What is
But you must believe in it
You are driving to work. Your mind wanders, and before you know it, you're
pulling into your parking spot. You don't actually remember the last five or
10 minutes of driving.
We've all had experiences like this. They occur because many of the tasks we
do every day are nearly automatic. That, by itself, is not very surprising. As
a psychologist might put it, consciousness is too valuable a resource to waste
on simple, mundane chores. What is