Q&A: Consciousness
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Consciousness
Question
Hello, Rabbi,
Where, in your opinion, does our scientific understanding currently stand regarding the brain and consciousness, and the human capacity for choice, etc.?
Answer
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I’m asking seriously. But I’ll try to be more precise. For example: in your debate with Aviv, Aviv argued that there is evidence for changing a person’s personality by tinkering with his brain or something like that. And on the other hand, you for example argue that no evidence has yet arisen against the capacity for choice. I’m just asking what the current level of our scientific understanding of consciousness is.