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My brain is part of me (who else could it be?) So how can it possibly be said to make decisions without me?

You're throwing a baseball, but at the last moment you spot a kid running into its path. You tried to stop your arm but it was already in motion. You decided half a second too late.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will#Over...

It's not a question about the autonomy of body parts, it's the notion "I" am something more than my parts. The parent question is a good one

I/O speeds too slow.

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