This video oversimplifies a complex philosophical debate by presenting a contested 1983 experiment as the absolute truth about free will. It trades intellectual rigor for a sensationalist narrative that ignores decades of subsequent neuroscientific research.
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Your Brain Decided Before You Did #shortsAdded:
Right now, you think you're in control.
You think every decision you make is yours. But in 1983, a neuroscientist named Benjamin Libet proved something terrifying. He asked people to flick their wrist whenever they wanted completely freely. He tracked two things: the moment their brain showed activity, and the moment they felt the urge to move. The result shocked everyone. The brain fired 350 milliseconds before the person felt the urge. Your brain decided first, then it told you. You felt like you chose, but the choice was already made. Every decision you think is yours, your brain made it before you knew. You're not the driver, you're just a passenger who thinks they're steering.
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