#question and answer

to the “time to give me attention” post 😂😂😂

It was a great one!

Yes, there is often measurable brain activity preceding conscious awareness of a thought or intention. However, what that activity means is an active scientific debate.

Many neuroscience experiments (especially Libet-style studies and later work) have found that certain patterns of brain activity can occur before people report becoming consciously aware of an intention to act.

The crucial question is how to interpret that preceding activity.

One interpretation is that it reflects an unconscious decision already being made before conscious awareness, implying that conscious free will plays little or no causal role.

However, many neuroscientists and philosophers dispute that conclusion. They argue that the preceding activity is better understood as preparatory neural activity, an unconscious bias, stochastic neural fluctuations (“noise”), or an ongoing evidence-accumulation process, rather than a completed, irrevocable decision. On these models, conscious awareness can still contribute by evaluating, vetoing, modifying, or confirming the eventual commitment to act.

In other words:

The Finding: Brain activity often precedes reported conscious awareness.

What's Not established: That this activity represents a fully determined decision that consciousness merely observes.

The Alternative interpretation: The activity reflects preparation or biasing processes, with conscious deliberation still potentially influencing whether and how the action is ultimately carried out.

The current scientific evidence therefore supports the existence of preconscious neural processing, but does not by itself settle the philosophical question of whether conscious free will is an illusion. The interpretation remains actively debated.

Recommended sources

1. Brass, Furstenberg & Mele (2019) — Why neuroscience does not disprove free will

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763419300739

A comprehensive review arguing that readiness-potential findings are consistent with evidence-accumulation and decision-process models rather than proving unconscious decisions are finalized before conscious awareness.

2. NC State News (2018) — Study Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved “Free Will”

Summarizes a review of 48 Libet-style studies, concluding that claims that neuroscience has disproved free will often go beyond what the data actually demonstrate.

3. Frith & Haggard (2018) — Volition and the Brain – Revisiting a Classic Experimental Study

Reviews Libet’s experiments, discusses methodological criticisms, and examines the roles of preparation, conscious veto (“free won’t”), and voluntary action.

Additional reading

Sprouts Schools: Libet Experiment – Do We Have Free Will?

From the Stuffing/Tummy Kink Ask game...

17) a lot of complaining about an upset belly or silent suffering?

Good question 😗 I'm a love stoic/composed characters that try to keep their cool when their stomach is upset. But I also like when characters complain because they getting achingly hungry...

Guess it depends on WHY the tummy is upset. Starving? Tell me just how starving you are so I know what to fix you. Something didn't agree with your tummy? Just let me know so we can slip away quietly and get your tummy feeling better.

18) noisy tummies or quiet tummies?

id like to ask about my future husband, whats his personality like and what does he look like? what kind of job does he do? how/when will we meet? of course if thats too many questions just please answer whatever part is easiest for u!

thank u sooo much!! 💖

Hey hello , hope you are well 😊

Here is your reading

1st pile his appearance :- I'm not sure but i think he does have dark skin not too dark but brownish or tanned skin , curly hair and tall muscular. He is attractive because of his eyes long eyelashes and super cute smile. He does have crazy addiction of shoes and clothes. Like he really do care of his appearance eat Neet and clean, and i think his arms and shoulders are v,iery strong like a big powerful wrestler. ( i don't know why but an image of Rock ' Dwayne Johnson ' is coming infront of my eyes)😅 maybe he could look like him.

2nd pile his professional :- 2well it is related to imagination, he is a photographer or a painter something like this , he not hardworking he thinks work is your fun game just play with it like a kid playing with his precious toy , he do take care of his stuff but insted of forcing himself he loves to enjoy his work , he is already rich maybe that's why he doesn't push himself.

3rd pile how you will meet :- are you wanna to be an actress or model something? Because o think you will meet through your work maybe you need some photos from something or your work then you will guys meet. His first move can be flirty and you will think he is a $ ( something) but as time passes you will know this is his way to show his feelings. First meeting is full of misunderstandings so be careful 😊

This is what i see hope you like it be blessed 😊