Does a “free will” module in a brain make any more sense than a “speed” module in a car?
How do you tell from within whether you have shut down a module or merely averted your mental eye from the phenomenon? “There is no light,” says the sceptic, turning it off. “See?”
The car does have a speed module that happens to be a good analog for a hypothetical free-will module in humans. The speedometer produces an output based on the internal workings of the vehicle. It is also an excellent example of how maps can give outputs that are not necessarily grounded in the state of the territory.
How many conditions can you think of where a driver should ignore the report of the speedometer?
Does a “free will” module in a brain make any more sense than a “speed” module in a car?
How do you tell from within whether you have shut down a module or merely averted your mental eye from the phenomenon? “There is no light,” says the sceptic, turning it off. “See?”
The car does have a speed module that happens to be a good analog for a hypothetical free-will module in humans. The speedometer produces an output based on the internal workings of the vehicle. It is also an excellent example of how maps can give outputs that are not necessarily grounded in the state of the territory.
How many conditions can you think of where a driver should ignore the report of the speedometer?