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Originally Posted by DysonSphere  Would you mind sharing your proof with us? The fact that the brain is so closely correlated with behavior is the evidence I offer.
Because if you're definition of free-will (as mental causation) is false, then there is no enduring self within physical cause and effect relations. An enduring self is one that does not change btw. |
The proof of the existence of at least a limited mental causation may be found
here. Absolutely no-one agrees with it though, so I imagine that you won't either.
Let's suppose there is always a correlation between specific mental states and specific neuronal states of the brain. This is clearly compatible with a number of positions on the mind/brain interface, yes? It would not for example be incompatible with interactive dualism. So I'm not sure where you're going with this.
As for the enduring self, I wrote about this in my other essay on my blog
here
I argue here that should mental states simply follow physical states of the brain, then there cannot be an enduring self. Thus if there is no mental causation, there cannot be an enduring self. So I agree with you on this.