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Originally Posted by Open Mind (1) Consciousness is an illusion, with the illusion of having freewill, a complex process that evolved through evolution for no purpose whatsoever since exactly the same can supposedly be achieved by unconscious processes.. |
Who supposes this? There are obvious reasons why a feeling of will is evolutionarily beneficial. It supports making future decisions based on past actions.
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(2) Consciousness allows freewill but often utilizes subconscious habits that were the result of prior freewill choices, offering the evolutionary advantage of trusting a prior pattern with the consciousness only intervening when required.
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If we have libertarian free will, this is a perfectly good additional mechanism. In particular, the habit is formed by previous decisions made freely.
~~ Paul