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Monday, June 30

Your Decisions Are Not Conscious

Studies Show the Value of Not Overthinking a Decision
WSJ June 27, 2008; Page A9
Fishing in the stream of consciousness, researchers now can detect our intentions and predict our choices before we are aware of them ourselves. The brain, they have found, appears to make up its mind 10 seconds before we become conscious of a decision -- an eternity at the speed of thought.

Wow. Is free will an illusion? Read more.

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