From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Fri 16 May 2003 - 17:29:02 GMT
> Reed:
> >The physical structure of the brain has nothing to do with
> >psychology.
>
> Don't be silly, of course it does. If we forget about ghosts, souls,
> phantoms, spirits and the lot the brain is the seat of the mind and as
> you may know (or may not know?) it is the mind that is the playground
> for psychology. The physical structure of the brain, in terms of
> neurons, synapses, neurotransmitters etc. not only has a direct
> bearing on the psyche it forms the very foundation of the psyche!
>
> What am doing here? I feel as if I'm defending a very obvious point
> that I fear that you probably didn't mean this but in a sarcastic way.
> Anyway, I took the effort to type it already and don't feel like
> erasing it now.
>
Yeah, the brain is the material substrate from which the dynamically
recursive conscious self-awareness of mind emerges, and upon which it
depends for its existence. But of course.
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