I’m sure most of us all received the survey maybe 6 months ago asking “Do you control your own thoughts?”
Obviously I chose “No” I do not control my own thoughts.
Since then the question has been on my mind. “Where do our thoughts actually come from?”
For instance, when we all of sudden get a great new idea from out of nowhere.
Another instance, when you have a conversation with yourself inside your head, who is the voice that answers your questions?
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This is a classic question of philosophy. In a causal system, are all our thoughts predetermined? Are we really free to make our own choices?
It extends to the problem of consciousness. I forgot who said it, but consciousness may never be fully studied by humans as we may not have the ability to.
Eli5 answer: We don’t know. And we probably never will.
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