If reason is indeed an automatic process, it doesn't imply that it's unreliable or untrustworthy. Many automatic processes in our brain, like pattern recognition or memory retrieval, are highly evolved and serve us well.
Even if someone's conclusions are determined by automatic processes, these processes can still evaluate evidence and information.
If the evidence and information being processed are accurate and comprehensive, the conclusions reached by an automatic process can be quite reliable. If reason is an automatic process, this doesn't invalidate the scientific method.
The challenge to free will doesn't necessarily lead to the conclusion that science and reason are dead. While it does raise questions about the nature of agency and choice, it doesn't undermine the utility of reason in making sense of the world and advancing our understanding.
Even if someone's conclusions are determined by automatic processes, these processes can still evaluate evidence and information.
If the evidence and information being processed are accurate and comprehensive, the conclusions reached by an automatic process can be quite reliable. If reason is an automatic process, this doesn't invalidate the scientific method.
The challenge to free will doesn't necessarily lead to the conclusion that science and reason are dead. While it does raise questions about the nature of agency and choice, it doesn't undermine the utility of reason in making sense of the world and advancing our understanding.