InAlternative PerspectivesbyEdward JohnWhy “Just Be Yourself” Doesn’t Even Make Sense as AdviceYou don’t have a single self, and even if you did, it would be a bad idea to be it all the timeDec 5, 20222Dec 5, 20222
Edward JohnDid You Freely Choose to Believe in Free Will?If so, do you have the freedom to change that belief?Jul 28, 20224Jul 28, 20224
InUnfiltered VisionbyEdward JohnThe Man With 2 Separate Brains Inside His SkullAnd what this means for our sense of selfJun 30, 20226Jun 30, 20226
InThoughts And IdeasbyEdward JohnCan Mass Murderers Really Be Held Responsible for Their Awful Crimes?Or should we have compassion that they are victims of their own defects?Apr 22, 20223Apr 22, 20223
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InILLUMINATIONbyEdward JohnHow Can I Be Sure That I Exist as a Self-Contained Separate Being?How do I know it’s really me that’s conscious and not something else?Sep 24, 20214Sep 24, 20214
InILLUMINATION’S MIRRORbyEdward JohnDo You Control Your Thoughts? Or Are Your Thoughts Controlling You?Just one of the many reasons why “free will” doesn’t make any senseSep 10, 20213Sep 10, 20213
Edward JohnWhat Does ‘Freedom’ Mean to Me? Writing Silly Nonsense, Stupid Horse FaceWhilst in mid-gallop, as I reach a cliff edge, I would like to take flight and glide majestically over the fields and lakes belowJul 30, 20212Jul 30, 20212
Edward JohnDo We Have Free Will? Almost Certainly NotYou didn’t create yourself, or the things that make you what you areJul 20, 202116Jul 20, 202116
