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Do we really have free will … or are we controlled to a far greater extent than we realise by the oldest part of our brain? |
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He will go on to address:
His conclusions are, to a large extent, based on extensive work with clients plus the thousands of teaching hours provided to his students over some four decades. In his talk he will explain also how the Lizard Braid comes from a very basic survival mechanism designed to work very rapidly. Obviously this section of mammalian brains has steadily evolved over many millions of years and might be described as "the ultimate survival kit." For though the reptilian brain cannot perceive complex messages it can be regarded as "the first responder" and quite possibly even be considered as the subconscious. The extent to which our lizard brain influences our thoughts and actions is enormous, even with some people influencing their spirituality. The extent of that influence can also raise a question as to whether, because of the speed of response, we truly have free will at all in the way we normal think about it.
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