Wed August 13, 2014
"Mind Puzzles" with Dr. Robert Burton, author of "A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About
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at Oshman Family JCC
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What if our soundest, most reasonable judgments are beyond our control?
Are the feelings of being rational, and having “free will†generated by conscious decisions or involuntary brain mechanisms? Is there a way to resolve the conflict between our innate biology and our traditional beliefs? Join Dr. Burton as he takes us on a journey into the mysteries of the brain and what makes us human.
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Are the feelings of being rational, and having “free will†generated by conscious decisions or involuntary brain mechanisms? Is there a way to resolve the conflict between our innate biology and our traditional beliefs? Join Dr. Burton as he takes us on a journey into the mysteries of the brain and what makes us human.
What if our soundest, most reasonable judgments are beyond our control?
Are the feelings of being rational, and having “free will†generated by conscious decisions or involuntary brain mechanisms? Is there a way to resolve the conflict between our innate biology and our traditional beliefs? Join Dr. Burton as he takes us on a journey into the mysteries of the brain and what makes us human.
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Are the feelings of being rational, and having “free will†generated by conscious decisions or involuntary brain mechanisms? Is there a way to resolve the conflict between our innate biology and our traditional beliefs? Join Dr. Burton as he takes us on a journey into the mysteries of the brain and what makes us human.
show less
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Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303
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