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Well, the words don't look the same either. IOW, you are defining two different words differently. That we may use different words to describe different aspects of an organ or a system doens't mean they are really different. The definitions of muscle and strength aren't the same, but strength doesn't exist for humans without muscles; they are the same. I think that the notion of a mind apart from the brain is a religious notion (using the term religious VERY broadly) and not a scientific notion. I could be worng, of course, which is why I asked the quesiton.
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I'm no scientist, but I have a hard time understanding how our "mind" can be independent of our brain. On the other hand, there are things our brain does that are completely independent of our "mind".
Can my "mind" tell my brain to alter pituitary gland output? Can my "mind" stop my breathing while I'm dreaming? Can my "mind" stop auto-immune diseases? Our brain is perpetually receiving and transmitting information. Some of this information reaches our conscious "mind", at which time we process that information. How that information is processed and coalesces in our "mind" is a very individualized process. Our mind can't stop the reception of the information and it has limited ability to cause or stop the brain from transmitting information. So what's the problem with saying "sexuality of any type is all in a person's mind"? |
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Therefore, if "sexuality of any type" is controlled by the brain (which I think we all agree on), it is not necessarily the same as saying "sexuality of any type" is controlled by the mind.
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If I put my hand on the burner, the pain is all in my mind, but I can't tell my mind that it doesn't actually hurt or not to pull my hand away. |
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Is that not the inference by the phrase? Why not be more accurate and say it's controlled by our brain?
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Indy came off as flippant. He may not have intended it but by saying "Sexuality of any type is ALL in a person's mind" he comes across that way. Last edited by Flystripper; 06-10-2008 at 06:12 PM. |
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