Re: Freewill
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I think if there is part of our consciousness independent of the physical world, then it's the part that experiences or feels, not a part that acts. If it acts then it isn't independent of the physical world.
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Perhaps "independent" was a poor choice of words. Consider the following analogy. A gamer may control a video game character. Within the game, it appears as though the character has no free will and is completely determined by the the events of game world. However, the character's actions are actually controlled by a user who is independent of the rules of the game. He watches his monitor and listens to the speakers to receive input from the game world, and he controls his character so that he affects the game world, but he is not bound by the same rules that the character is.
Now consider real-life to be the game and consciousness to be playing the game. Because there is interaction between consciousness and the physical world in decision making, that part of consciousness isn't really independent of the physical world, but decisions can be made that are not solely bound by the limitations of the physical world.
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