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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls
You clearly have a better understanding and knowledge about the topic than me, I'm just making observations based on your comments. You don't think there is a grey area or a need for separation between the will to do possible tasks vs impossible tasks? Would seem like poor science if there wasn't.
I assume our motivation/decision making is dealt with much differently in the brain when comparing lasers from the butt to my examples.
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Lasers from the butt is meant to be a stand-in for any physically impossible task. There is a need for separation, but only to isolate the two questions so that you can focus on one at a time. Otherwise people get confused and conflate the two. But the study of willpower (competition between competing brain regions) is not so philosophically difficult. We know the general idea there and just need to work out details. The question of free will is a tougher and more philosophically challenging discussion that is only just now getting scientific evidence behind it.