Q&A: Cogito and Choice
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Cogito and Choice
Question
Would the Rabbi agree, along the lines of the cogito statement, with the claim:
“I am deliberating, therefore I am choosing”?
That is, does the very fact that a person is in a state of dilemma and inner struggle constitute sufficient proof of choice?
Answer
That is not a proof but an indication. The determinist would say that the deliberation is merely a sensation that accompanies the time of computation.
By the way, this of course has nothing to do with the cogito in any way. There is no loop here that generates the conclusion.