The burden of proof relating to conciousness, free choice and rationality

[marx_2012]

I have no choice in how I perceive things, it is a function of my biology, again, I cannot see the infrared, I cannot hear beyond the range of frequencies my machinery allows..etc etc etc. Don't assume what you're trying to prove.

Perception can occur without free will ie the camcorder but free will is needed to consciously interpret those perceptions. Without the free will to interpret those perceptions all you would see is endless streams of random light, not a chair, a table etc. If you hold your head steady and choose to fix your eyes at a certain point you can still choose to focus your attention on different objects without changing the physical inputs you are perceiving. This is the difference between a camcorder and a conscious mind, we need a conscious mind of free will to interpret perception and if not then we cannot make a rational structure to anything we perceive. This or any argument is a perception that you are choosing to structure with your conscious free will.