"Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the theory that specialization is the key to success, not realizing that specialization precludes comprehensive thinking."

R. Buckminster Fuller, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, 1963

"Harris' arguments are ridiculous."

That statement is a product of my free will.

The first thought I had was, "Richard Harris is ridiculous." But then I thought that that was too harsh and not what I intended to say.

What I meant is that this neuroscientist argument is ridiculous.

Why? Because we are humans, and this is what we primarily do as social animals: We manipulate others and accept to be manipulated by others.

As willful individuals, we develop, for some reason, habits that we thoughtlessly follow once they are instilled in us.

As social animals, we accept some rules to which we unconsciously obey afterward.

That is why in society, "we are manipulated all the time in ways we are not always aware of."

Recognizing those habits, some of us willfully

-design Store layouts

-offer us Specials

-use the appearance of products, so they suit people taste

-and use odors to entice us, because they know our human propensities.

When we stop at red lights, we unconsciously use our free will since we have willfully decided to follow society's rules.

The same goes for the Monkey of the video.

In the experiment, we first realize that we don't hear the same thing as the other experiment members while conjointly accepting to follow the experiment's rules.

So, when the monkey trick happens, we say that we did it because in the heat of the moment, UNCONSCIOUSLY considering everything that happened before in the experiment, it BECOMES more logical for us to have down it "as an unconscious reflex" than the other member by chance.

We have free will, but it is more convenient not to use it all the time while living with others in society.

The problem with neuroscientists and other specialized scientists is the chronicity of their trade.

This chronicity diagnosis is made by a 77 yo learned ignorant "comprehensive thinker" with two general BA and one unspecialized Master's degree, all undertaken to find out, as a generalist, why specialists cannot use their knowledge to solve the problems created by progress for which they are the main progenitors.