Has anybody else picked this up yet? It’s really done a number on me. Prior to reading it I would consider myself a Stoic. One of my central philosophies being that “The choices I make define who I am”.
So obviously being told that my choices were never even mine to begin with was kind of a slap in the face.
It rings true though. The choices we make at any given time are a result of our genetics, or environment, the media we’ve consumed, how tired we are…
I’m not a stranger to the concept of Ego death but it had been a hot minute since I thought about it.
Life without free will really messed with my Stoic beliefs too! It’s mind-boggling to consider that our choices might not be entirely our own. It’s like a slap in the face, but hey, it’s making us question and think, right? By the way, thanks for sharing the link to Sapolsky’s lectures! Gonna check those out.