tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post7994772367519532146..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Newborn humans: predisposition for biological motionDeric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-779591366920756512008-01-30T21:37:00.000-06:002008-01-30T21:37:00.000-06:00you know of course yogis will say there is no free...you know of course yogis will say there is no free will, everything is predetermined. one cannot even control which thoughts come into one's mind, they come from the Self. (i know this word is not understood in the west) <BR/><BR/>i first looked at the "intention prior to perception" research as incredibly interesting, implying something prior to the senses. well, enough, but there is something prior to intention as well.<BR/><BR/>if impulses are coming from consciousness, or just a generally more subtle realm of being, then of course both "intention" and "perception" aspects of mind will fire... the difference between the two is actually minor, both are reactions to something else, and the connection between them is not important.<BR/><BR/>it is not that mirror neurons exist, they are sort of a concept to describe something observable, within the framework of the known, but the discovery actually blocks research into more fundamental causes (ok, maybe it is a step on the way) <BR/><BR/>it is really time for scientists to start meditatinggregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408369948377761936noreply@blogger.com