The Mind and Choice

We live in an age where we are now exploring the mind and personal choice in society.  Living in a society that produces technology that can read into the mind to determine what a person is thinking, and moving towards a future where even our desires might be determinable by machine.  There is no doubt that these new discoveries that are coming to the forefront will bring about issues relating to mind control and manipulation of personal freedom.  People are panicking at the thought of loosing the ability to choose their own goals and the things in which they wish to experience in life and also personal thoughts.

The true question to ask in this situation is, ‘is it ever possible to loose control of the mind?’  We instantly come to the conclusion that this is so, when we read articles to do with mind control, hypnotism, mind sicknesses and subjects relating to drug usage.  However we never consider the true position of the mind and how strong it really is in relation to our material experience.  The mind truly is a step outside of our physical world, especially when it comes to thought, yet we immediately presume that thought is just as material as any object in our life, able to be materially manipulated by outside means.  The mind has no material physical position, yet we presume automatically that it is able to be altered by others, without choice, even to the point where their thoughts become our own, just like when visualizing the idea of a robot.

Although most would automatically presume that this has already been achieved, (the concept of mind control and the ability for another person to alter the mind of another), I will in this article attempt to detail why this is not possible, for another to ultimately control over another person’s mind, especially when it comes to the foundation of what the mind truly is.  I will attempt to explain why life should be determined by choice and freedom of thought rather than by presuming that it is able to be ultimately controlled in a robotic way, and why this will never be able to be fully achieved, no matter what technology is produced in order to read or determine a person’s thoughts, they will never be able to ‘direct’ thoughts, without first the acceptance of the person involved.