[Responding to Brodie]
[CLIP]
> But does "conscious" = "free"? More to the point, does "thinking driven by
> others' memes" necessarily mean "not conscious"? I don't think so. Remember,
> the freedom~consciousness equations were derived by theists. I don't want to
> take their word for it.
1) Certainly subconscious action removes the chance of overt control. If
you want to impose overt control [the reality/illusion of freewill, take
your pick], you will be ahead promoting consciousness.
2) I would phrase it as the freedom-consciousness inequalities.
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