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Old 02-12-2018, 01:08 PM   #18
Andrew NDB
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Originally Posted by Sumac View Post
It's a rather strange argument.

While, our desires depends on our brain chemistry, we can change those desires. And unless, our choices are somehow "pre-recorded" on some kind of schedule inside our minds, this idea sounds somewhat like its missing something.

Perhaps, the right answer would be - our choices depend on our brain chemistry, but our brain chemistry is fickle, which in turn makes our choices unpredictable.
Yeah, but that still falls under the realm of "things out of our control," i.e., from no independent "choice" of our own.
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