Embodied free will beliefs
Some effects of physical states on metaphysical opinions
Abstract
The
present research suggests that people’s bodily states affect their
beliefs about free will. People with epilepsy and people with panic
disorder, which are disorders characterized by a lack of control over
one’s body, reported less belief in free will compared to people without
such disorders (Study 1). The more intensely people felt sexual desire,
physical tiredness, and the urge to urinate, the less they believed in
free will (Study 2). Among non-dieters, the more intensely they felt
hunger, the less they believed in free will. However, dieters showed a
trend in the opposite direction (Study 3).
1 comment:
As with everything else, intentionality can override many physiological imperatives, but not all and not forever.
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