#22 - Researcher: The role of chemicals called pheromones in

[dshen123]

B: I get that the assumption talks about: perhaps pheromones can affect us, by altering our so-called “voluntary” decisions. B is stated as voluntary action can not have a chemical explanation. What if the chemical can still affect us without a chemical explanation? like it's not explainable or the chemical does indeed has no effect on our voluntary action but this can have a chemical explanation to it? actual effects vs. can or can not be explained ? Am I getting the key point wrong in here?

[Adam Tyson]

I'm not sure I'm fully understanding your question, dshen123, but the negation of answer B would be that voluntary actions (like the ones humans engage in) can have a chemical explanation (like pheromones). If pheromones can explain our voluntary behavior, then there is no reason to believe that psychological factors have taken over or that "pheromones are merely a vestige of our evolutionary past." They might still be a vital part of what makes us do what we do!