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brain/mind

maatorc said:
There-There, thats a good boy. Do you feel better now?
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Much, thank you! However, there's no need for you to continue to post. MamaMind told me everything you know and that you're full of it. MamaMind then told me that the internet is superfluous. Why don't you put your hypothesis to the test and only communicate to us via MamaMind? (If MamaMind really exists, that is.) :eek:
 
Causality said:
1... That's just an illusion provided to us by evolution to make us think we are 'special'. It helps us survive and fight for what is beneficial to us. Our consciousness is an illusion to create the sense of self and self-importance.
2... Consciousness is the interaction between the brain and sensory organs.
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1... Can you prove this?
2... Not quite: The sensory organs are actually direct extensions of the brain. Material consciousness is the interpretation of the mind-brain-sensory organs interaction with the phenomenal world.
 
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Slimething said:
Much, thank you! However, there's no need for you to continue to post. MamaMind told me everything you know and that you're full of it. MamaMind then told me that the internet is superfluous. Why don't you put your hypothesis to the test and only communicate to us via MamaMind? (If MamaMind really exists, that is.) :eek:
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What hypothesis are talking about? And remember, you are not allowed to indulge in any psycho-babble, or MamaMind will spank you.
 
maatorc said:
And remember, you are not allowed to indulge in any psycho-babble,
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But you are? What makes you so special?

maatorc said:
1... Because our minds are our true identity, called by many names, which are unseparated component-aspects of the one universal mind. Your mind is what you are, your body is what you are in.
2... Mind does not possess characteristics of place or time, and cannot be identified as being any 'where'. As to the math, I expect that in due course there will be developed a mathematics of mind.
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Evidence?
 
Maatorc said:
1... Because our minds are our true identity, called by many names, which are unseparated component-aspects of the one universal mind. Your mind is what you are, your body is what you are in.
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You didn't answer my question. Why do we need this concept of the universal mind at all?

~~ Paul
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
You didn't answer my question. Why do we need this concept of the universal mind at all? ~~ Paul
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Because if there is no mind and consciousness in the universe and therefore not in any of its parts the question arises as to how mind could possibly manifest in any individual existing element of a totally mindless universe. To say that mind-cosciousness is but a function of 'mindless' material brain structure is also to say there must be a 'reason' external to this mindless brain matter which drives the necessity for this mindless brain to be aware and conscious of its existence and the 'meaning' and 'direction' of this totally 'mindless' universe. Without mind as a universal reality there is no reason for any aspect of existence to be individually conscious. In fact there is no reason for existence, period.
 
maatorc said:
Because if there is no mind and consciousness in the universe and therefore not in any of its parts the question arises as to how mind could possibly manifest in any individual existing element of a totally mindless universe. To say that mind-cosciousness is but a function of 'mindless' material brain structure is also to say there must be a 'reason' external to this mindless brain matter which drives the necessity for this mindless brain to be aware and conscious of its existence and the 'meaning' and 'direction' of this totally 'mindless' universe. Without mind as a universal reality there is no reason for any aspect of existence to be individually conscious. In fact there is no reason for existence, period.
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:confused: Wow!!! A mind cannot exist as the result of brain activity without a larger brain to tell the brain it has to have a mind. But, then, that brain would have to have a larger brain to tell it that it has a mind. And then...

Anybody got a kitten? :(
 
Slimething said:
:confused: Wow!!! A mind cannot exist as the result of brain activity without a larger brain to tell the brain it has to have a mind. But, then, that brain would have to have a larger brain to tell it that it has a mind. And then...Anybody got a kitten? :(
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Has anyone got a brain?
Read the post again. You seem not to have been able to understand what it says. Your comment does not reflect what it says, and is meaningless in this context. You are saying I said something I did not say. This reflects extremely poorly on your integrity and intelligence.
 
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maatorc said:
You are special in that your mind-set of denial, derision, and ridicule disqualifies you from the attention of those able to prove it.
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Hats off to you. cuddles! :th:

You finally drew a "psychic Uncertainty Principle" out of this woo artist. After all, MamaMind only exists if you truly believe. Clicking your heels three times is optional but it makes for good effect. :crazy:
 
maatorc said:
In fact there is no reason for existence, period.
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Yes! Exactly! There is no "reason" for existence. There may be a cause of existence, just as there may be a cause of our self-awareness, but there is no reason. It is not a part of any plan, it is not a part of any larger thing, and my mind will cease to exist, as well as my brain, along with all of the rest of my existence. Hopefully not too soon.
 
Hokulele said:
Yes! Exactly! There is no "reason" for existence. There may be a cause of existence, just as there may be a cause of our self-awareness, but there is no reason. It is not a part of any plan, it is not a part of any larger thing, and my mind will cease to exist, as well as my brain, along with all of the rest of my existence. Hopefully not too soon.
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A cause IS a reason(OED).
 
maatorc said:
A cause IS a reason(OED).
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You need a lesson in semantics, simpleton. Here from http://www.smarttechwriting.com/2006/11/right_word_cause_vs_reason.html

The word CAUSE deals with the origin of something, as in the First CAUSE or the Primary CAUSE in Creation. REASON, on the other hand, explains why something is the way it is.
Example: The CAUSE of the Lakers’ spate of losses last year was the inability or lack of desire by Kobe to pass the ball to his teammates.
Example: The REASON Kobe refuses to pass the ball in a game is his desire to win the game all by himself.

Read it over and over until you understand it. Or get MamaMind to 'splain it to you.
 
Slimething said:
You need a lesson in semantics, simpleton. Here from http://www.smarttechwriting.com/2006/11/right_word_cause_vs_reason.html

The word CAUSE deals with the origin of something, as in the First CAUSE or the Primary CAUSE in Creation. REASON, on the other hand, explains why something is the way it is.
Example: The CAUSE of the Lakers’ spate of losses last year was the inability or lack of desire by Kobe to pass the ball to his teammates.
Example: The REASON Kobe refuses to pass the ball in a game is his desire to win the game all by himself.

Read it over and over until you understand it. Or get MamaMind to 'splain it to you.
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Wow, I was mostly making fun of maatorc's posting style in terms of strange emphasis on semantics. I was actually even more correct than I had planned, cool! :)
 
Slimething said:
You need a lesson in semantics, simpleton. Here fromhttp://www.smarttechwriting.com/2006/11/right_word_cause_vs_reason.html
The word CAUSE deals with the origin of something, as in the First CAUSE or the Primary CAUSE in Creation. REASON, on the other hand, explains why something is the way it is. Example: The CAUSE of the Lakers’ spate of losses last year was the inability or lack of desire by Kobe to pass the ball to his teammates. Example: The REASON Kobe refuses to pass the ball in a game is his desire to win the game all by himself. Read it over and over until you understand it. Or get MamaMind to 'splain it to you.
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I will stay with the OED.
 
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