They are neither different nor choices.
Choosing not to choose changes nothing.
You can consider opening your parachute right till the moment you hit the ground.RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:49 pm Choosing to do nothing removes a choice from consideration.
Waiting is the choice to suspend the decision temporarily, or putting it aside for further consideration, with no overt action.
You can wait opening your parachute right till the moment you hit the ground.
You can do nothing towards opening your parachute right till the moment you hit the ground.
Consideration, waiting and doing nothing are not choosing to open your parachute.
If nothing changes - it's not a choice.RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:49 pm I have no idea what you are talking about. If a choice is not a conscious choice, it is not a choice at all, just a meaningless physical event. Many choices to not result in any overt physical action, like the choice to, "think it over."
If your hand jerks unconsciously (in a panic) and you open the parachute - you've made a choice.
Meaning is a property of language. It's how language relates to the word. A choice is an action that changes something. No change - no choice.
You are the algorithm. You are evaluating the options/arguments before you choose to act.RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:49 pm Well, of course! So long as they are not thought of as, "inputs," to some formula or algorithm.
Sure. If you even make choice. You can be conscious of the entire universe and do nothing to change it.RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:49 pm The, "inputs," are all of the myriad things one is conscious of at the moment the choice is made.