Freewill

[Moseley]

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So what was it that made you choose the profession that you are in, since your will to choose freely doesn't exist?

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I majored in physics because it seemed challenging, because I'm deeply interested in how the world works, and because what I knew of physics was beautiful and seemed like a lot of fun. Among other reasons.

But I don't want to get into a complex analysis of human decision-making processes. So I'll take a reductionistic view. I chose because the chemical processes in my brain led to the action of writing "physics" on the "major" line in my application. Most likely my prefrontal cortex and the organization of the neurons there were responsible for the decision-making process itself. But I don't know what role glial cells, different areas of my brain, and environmental inputs (for example) played.

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So your brain acts independent of your genetic makeup? Or did your genetic makeup have a role to play in how your brain processes, compared to the person who chooses to become a doctor, or lawyer? I think so.

It all boils down to genes. You can sing the whole process of the brain, but it's all genetics. Some of us have better genes than others.

Some are lucky, others are not.
Some are lucky and put it to good use.
Others don't.
That would be two people with similar smart genes but genes of a completely different pool when it comes to motivation.