If you think with your mind then what is your brain for and if you think using your brain then what is your mind for??
I know we can't see the mind...
2006-10-24 07:17:30 · 15 answers · asked by another day of school 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A distinction is often made in the philosophy of mind between the mind and the brain, and there is some controversy as to their exact relationship, leading to the mind-body problem. The brain is defined as the physical and biological matter contained within the skull, responsible for all electrochemical neuronal processes. The mind, however, is seen in terms of mental attributes, such as beliefs or desires. Some believe that the mind exists in some way independently of the brain, such as in a soul or epiphenomenon. Others, such as strong AI theorists, say that the mind is directly analogous to computer software and the brain to hardware
2006-10-24 07:51:53 · answer #1 · answered by mswathi1025 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are one and the same. This question "If you think with your mind then what is your brain for?" with the assumption that the mind is something that can exist independently from the brain is the reason why I don't believe in immortaility of the soul and in God. I think thinking is actually brain function, this is not what we imagine from the way we "feel" our thoughts, but all the results from neuroscience give evidence to that. And I think if we need a brain and all its functions to think, how could there be a so much higher intelligence without brain at all? And how could our mind survive our death if we already lose our ability to speak when a certain part of our brain is damaged?
I think "mind" is what we perceive of our own brain functions.
2006-10-24 14:28:01 · answer #2 · answered by Elly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you should have prefaced this question with another question about how to differentiate the mind and the brain? My mind gets confused, and my brain hurts! (apologies to the Gumbies...)
On a different note, scientists are beginning to map where thoughts and emotions occur in the brain, at least on a rudimentary general level. It makes me wonder if there won't one day be a sort of layout in the brain of what passes for "the mind."
2006-10-24 14:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your mind is the software that runs on the hardware of the brain. And just like a computer, if you stop feeding it energy, the mind vanishes.
The mind can no more run without the brain than Microsoft Office can run without a computer.
2006-10-24 14:20:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm using the brain. The mind is the conscious and unconscious thoughts that happen within the brain. Isn't it amazing what a few electrical impulses between cells can accomplish?
2006-10-24 14:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SPIRIT
The word "spirit" is ruach in Hebrew in the Old Testament and pneuma in Greek in the New Testament. These two words are used about seven hundred times. Of these, about half of them refer to the Holy Spirit and the evil spirits. About a hundred times, especially ruach in the Old Testament, the word is used in reference to the wind. Once ruach is translated "quarters" (1 Chron. 9:24), and six times it is translated "side" (Jer. 52:23; Ezek. 42:16-20). All other times it refers to the highest part of man, the spirit.
SOUL
The word "soul" in Hebrew in the Old Testament is nephesh, which in Greek in the New Testament is psuche. These two words are used about eight hundred times in the Old and the New Testaments.
FLESH
The word "flesh" in the Old Testament Hebrew is basar, and in the New Testament Greek it is sarx. The word is used about four hundred times.
HEART
The word "heart" in the Old Testament Hebrew is leb, and in the New Testament Greek it is kardia. This word is used about seven hundred times.
NOUS
The word "mind" in Greek is nous, which is used over twenty times in the New Testament.
MIND
There are a few words in the original languages which refer to the mind, intellect, and thoughts. We cannot enumerate them all here. However, when a reader finds out that a word should not be translated as spirit, soul, or heart, and is not nous, it is possible that the word refers to the mind.
2006-10-24 14:29:33 · answer #6 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm? i always associated the 2 as the same. mind is more of an intangible definition for your thoughts and feelings, however they are linked to your brain through reactions - chemical and what not. theyve got machines that when you think, certain parts of your brain show activity and when you do things other parts show more activity.
2006-10-24 14:24:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You think using your heart and your mind. Your thoughts are triggered by your brain's impulses.
I really almost kinda sound like I know what I talking about. Or, MAYBE NOT! ; )
2006-10-24 14:19:13 · answer #8 · answered by CuriousGirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your "mind" is kind of like the software for your brain.
2006-10-24 14:20:14 · answer #9 · answered by trouthunter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You still have your brain, but you are losing your mind!
2006-10-24 14:22:22 · answer #10 · answered by guberDWG 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋