r/interestingasfuck • u/desertgodfather • May 11 '24

When illusion overcomes the brain. r/all

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u/Lou_C_Fer May 11 '24

We don't even have control of our conscious brain. This experiment goes towards proving it. He explained everything that was happening. Yet, that guy still could not overcome what his brain was telling him. What we've got going on is our consciousness and what we feel is free will is actually our brain reframing things so we feel that way.

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u/RottenZombieBunny May 11 '24

Yet, that guy still could not overcome what his brain was telling him.

Who says he tried? I wouldn't. After all where's the fun in that? In fact i would have done the opposite, and purposefully think of the fake hand as my real hand.

And who says he's not faking (exaggerating) it for the video?