David: Since we all seem to have a sense of free will, I would think not. > > Rom:: Then you seem to be agreeing with the intent of the original authors. To have a sense of free will we need to have a "properly" functioning brain. > > > I don't like the word "properly" as an aside.-My problem is my background as a physician. I've dealt with psychotic patients who tell me that outside forces are telling them what to do. That brain is not functioning properly, and the brain is the basis, somehow, for consciousness and recognitions of self.