how many of our supposedly autonomous actions are actually automatic
Does the second part of this paragraph:
"Watching Stelarc's body obey stimuli outside its control has something of the entertainment value of stage hypnosis and makes one reflect on how far and how many of our supposedly autonomous actions are actually automatic."
mean:
1. we naturally think our autonomous actions are automatic and watching Stelarc's body makes us think about that it might not be true.
or
2. we naturally think our autonomous actions are not automatic and watching Stelarc's body makes us think that really they may be automatic.
Top answer
The key words are, “how many of”. We wonder whether just some of our reactions occur naturally. ) is correct.
— Wilpeter
The key words are, “how many of”.
We wonder whether just some of our reactions occur naturally.
) is correct.
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The key words are, “how many of”. We wonder whether just some of our reactions occur naturally. The first answer (1.) is correct. (Leave out the word “about” in your sentence.)