Питер Уоттс - Огнепад: Ложная слепота. Зеро. Боги насекомых. Полковник. Эхопраксия [сборник litres]

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B. J. Liebeskind, D. M. Hillis, and H. H. Zakon, «Evolution of Sodium Channels Predates the Origin of Nervous Systems in Animals», Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, no. 22 (May 16, 2011): 9154–9159, doi:10.1073/pnas.1106363108.

Pierre-Yves Placais and Thomas Preat, «To Favor Survival Under Food Shortage, the Brain Disables Costly Memory», Science 339, no. 6118 (January 25, 2013): 440–442, doi:10.1126/science.1226018.

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«Christian Bok», Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia , September 14, 2013.

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Да, тут могут быть случайные элементы – квантовые вспышки, которые обеспечивают непредсказуемость поведения – но подчиняя свои решения броску костей, свободы не обретешь.

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Anthony R Cashmore, «The Lucretian Swerve: The Biological Basis of Human Behavior and the Criminal Justice System», Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107, no. 10 (March 9, 2010): 4499–4504, doi:10.1073/pnas.0915161107.

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Roy F. Baumeister, E. J. Masicampo, and C. Nathan DeWall, «Prosocial Benefits of Feeling Free: Disbelief in Free Will Increases Aggression and Reduces Helpfulness», Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 35, no. 2 (February 1, 2009): 260–268, doi:10.1177/0146167208327217.

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Не Джосс ли Уидон водном из комиксов про Людей Икс утверждал, что «Противоречие – это зерно сознания»?