>I see a real flaw in the idea that we are so much in control.
>Rationalisation after action and hipocracy seem to suggest it is not as
>it appears. Dennet seems to suggest that consciousness works in this
>ratification after the fact way and thereby makes self deception quite normal.
I agree. I think that we are very little in control, perhaps only at the
margins, and we don't really know where the best leverage is.
However the real issue is whether or not we keep working on it.
It is an age-old problem, but life with hope and projects is better than
the alternatives!
Thanks for all your thoughtful posts.
Cheers