Tom Campbell
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Free will just says that of the choices that you know about, you can pick one in order to go that direction. If you get to a fork in the road and there's five different paths that lead from it, you get to choose which one you walk down. And You know, at any one time you come to a decision point, there may be a hundred different things you could do possibly, but you're only aware of six of them.
Free will just says that of the choices that you know about, you can pick one in order to go that direction. If you get to a fork in the road and there's five different paths that lead from it, you get to choose which one you walk down. And You know, at any one time you come to a decision point, there may be a hundred different things you could do possibly, but you're only aware of six of them.
Your decision space is what I call your array of choices. It's just six. That's it. Your free will is just limited to those six, even though there's another 94 that you don't know about, you can't conceive of. So your free will is limited to those choices that you're aware of, and you get to make those choices. So you go to jail, and you can't go home for Christmas.
Your decision space is what I call your array of choices. It's just six. That's it. Your free will is just limited to those six, even though there's another 94 that you don't know about, you can't conceive of. So your free will is limited to those choices that you're aware of, and you get to make those choices. So you go to jail, and you can't go home for Christmas.
That's one of those choices that's gone now from you. So there's things you can do, and often your choices are limited. They're limited by the choices you've made in the past. will limit choices and you can do things in the past that make more choices. So your decision space can go up and down depending on who you are, what you do, the choices you make, whether or not you're in jail.
That's one of those choices that's gone now from you. So there's things you can do, and often your choices are limited. They're limited by the choices you've made in the past. will limit choices and you can do things in the past that make more choices. So your decision space can go up and down depending on who you are, what you do, the choices you make, whether or not you're in jail.
So decision space is very individual with people.
So decision space is very individual with people.
There's lots of choices you have. But you are not aware of many of them.
There's lots of choices you have. But you are not aware of many of them.
They do overlap and they overlap greatly. And that's because there is only one truth, but there's thousands of ways to approach that truth. Thousands of different metaphors that help people find that truth. They all overlap. They're just different words, different metaphors, different contexts, but they're all talking roughly about the same thing.
They do overlap and they overlap greatly. And that's because there is only one truth, but there's thousands of ways to approach that truth. Thousands of different metaphors that help people find that truth. They all overlap. They're just different words, different metaphors, different contexts, but they're all talking roughly about the same thing.
Yeah, that was myself and Dennis Minerick. Both of us worked together with Bob for seven, eight years. We were putting in like half time out there. And that was Bob's idea that we try to go out of body, meet in the air just above the lab because you could go anywhere you wanted to. It's all intention.
Yeah, that was myself and Dennis Minerick. Both of us worked together with Bob for seven, eight years. We were putting in like half time out there. And that was Bob's idea that we try to go out of body, meet in the air just above the lab because you could go anywhere you wanted to. It's all intention.
So we met in the air and he wanted us to have some kind of adventure together, go places, do things, see things, talk to people, whatever, but always stay together. And we were in soundproof booths. There were three soundproof booths there. There was one, two, and three. And I was in one. Dennis was in three. So there was one between us.
So we met in the air and he wanted us to have some kind of adventure together, go places, do things, see things, talk to people, whatever, but always stay together. And we were in soundproof booths. There were three soundproof booths there. There was one, two, and three. And I was in one. Dennis was in three. So there was one between us.
So not only were we soundproof, but there was a soundproof booth between us. So we could not hear each other. And besides, when you're in that state, you just whisper. You just talk very softly. And... Bob was recording what we were saying individually, and he was talking to us. What do you see now? What are you doing? What's going on there?
So not only were we soundproof, but there was a soundproof booth between us. So we could not hear each other. And besides, when you're in that state, you just whisper. You just talk very softly. And... Bob was recording what we were saying individually, and he was talking to us. What do you see now? What are you doing? What's going on there?
And he'd give us a few minutes to do things, and he says, well, now what are you looking at? So he was collecting all of this data, and we were Totally apart. And we had this long, probably two-hour adventure where we did talk to people, had conversations, went places, saw things. And at the end, he asked us, he says, well, do you two think you were together?
And he'd give us a few minutes to do things, and he says, well, now what are you looking at? So he was collecting all of this data, and we were Totally apart. And we had this long, probably two-hour adventure where we did talk to people, had conversations, went places, saw things. And at the end, he asked us, he says, well, do you two think you were together?