The bartender asks “Do all three of you want a beer?”
The first logician says “I don’t know”.
The second logician says “I don’t know.”
The third logician says “Yes.”
The bartender asks “Do all three of you want a beer?”
The first logician says “I don’t know”.
The second logician says “I don’t know.”
The third logician says “Yes.”
It’s been shown that your brain makes it’s decision several seconds before your consciousness is aware of it.
So, it just takes a second for the Ego to catch up with the Id
What does it even mean to make a decision if you’re not aware of it?
I think the areas of your brain that would be responsible for carrying out the decision start activating before you’re consciously aware of making the decision.
It’s been a hot minute since I read the article on it, so I’m not 100% sure on the explanation.
More like 100-300 ms, but yes. However, this is much shorter time than to say “I do not know”