Monti_r
Monti_r t1_iui8aew wrote
Reply to comment by Lost_Vegetable887 in Conscious Reality Is Only a Memory of Unconscious Actions, Scientists Propose In Radical New Theory by mossadnik
We act first unconsciously? What about when I spend 15 minutes thinking about what move to make in chess. Am I already done with my move but spending 15 minutes to rationalize it?
Monti_r t1_iui7skc wrote
Reply to comment by SwansonHOPS in Conscious Reality Is Only a Memory of Unconscious Actions, Scientists Propose In Radical New Theory by mossadnik
Being able to remember and being able to willingly remember have far different consequences to solving problems. Say I buried an acorn 6 months ago but I can’t actively remember it, I can only remember it when I’m standing on it. How do I find it?
Monti_r t1_iuib2am wrote
Reply to comment by Lost_Vegetable887 in Conscious Reality Is Only a Memory of Unconscious Actions, Scientists Propose In Radical New Theory by mossadnik
Except I don’t make a move until it’s rational and logically (hopefully) sound. If I can’t logic my way to a move it is never made and thus a decision is not reached. Once I make a move the clock stops I don’t then think about why I made that move over other moves I am now thinking of future moves. Are you saying that I reached that decision in say 5 minutes then took ten minutes to rationalize? Because I have regularly changed my mind on what piece I’m even going to move while going through the logic of the move.