Tag: determinism
![The Power of Human Perception: An Exploration of Subjective Time – [VIDEO]](http://i2.wp.com/consciouslifenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/time_perception.jpg?resize=675%2C240&ssl=1 "The Power of Human Perception: An Exploration of Subjective Time – [VIDEO]")
This phenomena has boggled the best of brains for so long, that the study of it has been coined “Time Perception” and according to Wikipedia is, “a field of study within psychology and neuroscience that refers to the subjective experience of time, which is measured by someone’s own perception of the duration of the indefinite and continuous unfolding of events.”
In the 1980s scientist, Benjamin Libet conducted an experiment. He ‘discovered’ that what seems to be free will or the conscious choice to do or not do something is really just the observance of something that has already happened. This completely rocked the foundations of what most thought of as a prerequisite for being human and the long-held religious view that free will must always be honored.
One of the biggest intellectual roadblocks to overcome in healing ourselves, or even understanding the Universe fully, is based on this assumption: that our genes determine our reality, or the likelihood our lives and health will follow a predetermined path.
