The anti-utilitarian nature of economic equality.

[Brandon]

Chemical reactions cause consciousness. To think otherwise would invoke the problems of mind-matter dualism.

You have a narrow view of compatabalism.

Alrighty, Mr. Logic, here's the problem.

If chemical reactions cause states of consciousness, then they're nothing more than hollow, useless projections, and you've completely destroyed any possibility of choice or free will. You also contradict yourself in saying:

But reason is defined as thought, and I did, in fact, have to think about putting my book into my backpack. So my point remains.

According to your view of chemical/genetic determinism, the idea that you arrived at the conclusion to put your books away was nothing more than an illusion.