Posted by TV on September 30, 1999, at 20:21:19
In reply to Hasn't someone already blamed this all on Descarte, posted by Bob on September 27, 1999, at 12:46:45
> How do you distinguish between brain and mind?
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> Who's to say that mind is nothing other than an epiphenomenon (now there's one to look up in your dictionaries, kids!) of neurological function?
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> I think I'll stop with the "heresies" right there. ;^)
> BobInteresting...how does one distinguish between what is brain vs. mind? I often wonder the same thing myself. Well...let me pose another question. Consider the sugar pill/placebo effect. How is it that people report remission in their depressive symptoms after taking a sugar pill? Or report an increase/decrease in side effects? Did the brain produce a mystical increase or decrease in seritonin, etc? Or how is it when we get embarrassed (sp?) our face may turn red? Or when we get angry? There are thousands of states of mind and emotion that produce a physical reaction. Thats my take on depression. Serious emotion producing a painful mind/body reaction. I wish I spent as much energy trying to understand my inner self as I do trying to find a mind numbing medication. But that would be too painful.
By the way...I've recently replaced the expression "I was worried sick about you" with "I was so worried I felt my seritonin drop"...cracks everyone up!
TV (Tom V)
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