(November 24, 2021 at 1:40 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 24, 2021 at 1:07 pm)Jehanne Wrote: They are actually aware of what is going on:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_C._Tolman
‘Aware of what is going on’ isn’t remotely the same as understanding the meaning of the experiment, and learning to run a maze isn’t the same as free will.
Boru
Rats laugh and giggle, and so yes, I do think that they have free will, and Tolman's experiments clearly, in my opinion, indicate that they are sentient and possess "free will" somewhat similar (albeit, in a very diminished manner) that we, as H. sapiens, also possess "free will".
I cannot prove any of this, and I am no expert, but, Toman's experiments are fascinating, and in my opinion, prove that the mind is simply what the brain does.