Freedom
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Freedom

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I don't remember the exact quote by Nietzsche, but he said something like “You say“ I” but your body is more important than your“I” because it makes it." This is not the exact quote, but the recent research in neuroscience area has provided the results that suit this quote perfectly. According to the studies, our brain takes a decision a few seconds before we decide consciously to do something. So, our body defines us. However, we, Homo Sapiens, have the opportunity to acquire a considerable amount of the knowledge and to understand our body on the basis of this knowledge. Through understanding the body processes, we can get a cognitive and informational freedom, probably the only freedom that we can have. As Spinoza said“ Not to cry, not to laugh but to understand”.

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