Technologies of the self, No. 10

Yes or no? Today, the concept of human choice is in question, not so much by those in fundamental religious communities as by those in the field of physics. Here’s how you might challenge that premise. Choose a simple activity. Every time you pick up a dish, or say, a stapler, every time you bring your hands to the keyboard of a computer or piano, every time you sing a note, pause, think, ask yes or no; choose to comply or not. You may find non-compliance more refreshing and mindful. Celebrate choice and flick a speck of dust in the eye of him who would deny it. Yes or no?