Libet Quotes

“Libet’s EEG experiments suggest that we might not have free will. If the results of the experiment are to be believed, then what is the point? What is the fun if everything is determined? Wouldn’t Almighty get bored with us? We are more than our thoughts. And we are certainly way more than our actions. But how and why?”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

“In my preface, I quoted an e-mail message from someone who was upset by the news that neuroscientists had shown that free will is an illusion. She was, she said, “in a lot of despair.” My final moral is the title of a song: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Scientists have not shown this. Nor has anyone shown that there are no effective intentions. This is good news for just about everyone.”
― Alfred R. Mele, Effective Intentions: The Power of Conscious Will