Back to episode — Episode 2579 CWSA 08/28/24
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Oh, I pity the beverage-less.
A little bit of science, then a little bit of politics. Yeah, we'll get to the chainsaw whale head stories. You know, the important stuff. But first, there's a new study that says you can use brain stimulation to block traumatic memories. That's right. They will find the place in your brain where your traumatic memories are stored, and they'll zap it with some stimulant and whack it. So how does that work, though? I've got questions. I'm trying to reconcile how it could be that you have free will but that it's also true that if you stimulate the brain with electricity in a certain way, it can change how you
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think. Seems like two things in conflict. I'd like to give you one factoid that you can research on your own. There's no such thing as a brain surgeon who believes in free will. I'm just going to leave that there. That's your key to unlocking the next level of awareness. You got to use the key yourself. I gave you the key. Now you have the key that there's no brain surgeon who believes in free wi…
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