2. Free Will “We are not as free as we like to think,” Reboot 77

Etiam Tu: Eradicating Hatred Section 5 a Pause to Consider and Reflect (contributions of Freud, Epictetus, etc.

applied to Eradicating Hatred and Etiam Tu)

Study of Freudian Contributions

From: 2. Free Will

“We are not as free as we like to think,”

Like Pavlov's dog, we as human animals are susceptible to conditioning. The term habit and muscle memory are two examples of the vast expanse of the commonality of this human experience.

The applicability of these terms to humans and the less than exotic nature of them in the vernacular of those ranging from artist to zoologist as a description of human behavior gives more than sufficient evidence of their commonality to mankind in general. Beyond the psychological significance of our established patterns in our behavior via the compulsion to repeat, the very act of repetition as a learning and training tool in everything from education to sports serve as proof of our natures. The quote “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” (Santayana, 1905, p.284) gives this nature the quality of being so unmistakably common that it is a cliché. We as animals with a supposedly higher level of intelligence than all others present in our world must make specific effort to learn from our mistakes to avoid repeating them. There can be no doubt as to the absolute accuracy of these accusations and assertions about our collective natures. That being said it may, then be definitively said that with very few exceptions we are incapable of making most decisions free from the biases of past influences.

Similarly unlikely, is the possibility of our ability to make decisions free of instinctual influences. Etiam Tu holds that in far too numerous examples of, situations and conditions these behaviors are influenced by our instincts and inherent biochemically driven desires. Freud felt that it was, however, completely unlikely that we can even possibly expect to be able to go through life making decisions free of the influences of our animalistic instinctual nature. Free will, the option of choosing one's actions is rarely possible free of biases. Understanding and accepting this fact about our nature helps us to be more vigilant in our observation and scrutiny over our actions; allowing us to come to the realization that our lives are influenced by these instincts and though they must be controlled, they are always present. This part of our nature is controlled by the Id as it was named by Freud in his description of the segregations of the mental apparatus. Finally, in support of this assertion the instinctual response to perceived danger, especially the immediate surprise threat reactions, referred to as fight or flight must be acknowledged.

Please feel free to visit our

Sales page

etiamtu.com

Follow this link for translated text

Translated at https://www.facebook.com/EtiamTu

Traduità l'essai https://www.facebook.com/EtiamTu

Traduzido em https://www.facebook.com/EtiamTu

Kutafsiriwa katika https://www.facebook.com/EtiamTu

Https://www.facebook.com/EtiamTu paraivaratanaya

Dijabarkan dengan https://www.facebook.com/

EtiamTu Zài https://Www.Facebook.Com/fānyì

Https: / / Www. Facebook. Komu/ EtiamTu de kansan