I think it's REALLY WEIRD that the readiness wave passes BEFORE a person experiences a decision to move.
I remember reading about this years ago in a book by Heinz Pagels (it was either The Dreams of Reason or The Cosmic Code - I forget which). It shook my beliefs of God and Free Will to their foundation, and they've never been fully rebuilt. Between Heisenberg and Gödel, I'm not sure what to believe anymore...thus I'm agnostic. And I'm increasingly 'okay' with that.
this reptilian brain [...] can't make me walk, but it can give me an urge to defend my territory.
Yes, I thought this was interesting too. The limbic brain seems to be responsible for most emotions (bonding, Love), but the reptilian brain is the source for at least a few (jealousy).
It looks like you picked out a few things in that chapter that I missed. I'm starting to reread it, so I look forward to discussing it with you further (in person and on LiveJournal). Maybe I'll post some of the notes I take on LiveJournal as well.t
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I remember reading about this years ago in a book by Heinz Pagels (it was either The Dreams of Reason or The Cosmic Code - I forget which). It shook my beliefs of God and Free Will to their foundation, and they've never been fully rebuilt. Between Heisenberg and Gödel, I'm not sure what to believe anymore...thus I'm agnostic. And I'm increasingly 'okay' with that.
this reptilian brain [...] can't make me walk, but it can give me an urge to defend my territory.
Yes, I thought this was interesting too. The limbic brain seems to be responsible for most emotions (bonding, Love), but the reptilian brain is the source for at least a few (jealousy).
It looks like you picked out a few things in that chapter that I missed. I'm starting to reread it, so I look forward to discussing it with you further (in person and on LiveJournal). Maybe I'll post some of the notes I take on LiveJournal as well.t