how do our minds cause us to interact with nature, and with what consequence?

Question

can someone help me answer this question? i need help Thank you!

Answer 1

Not only our mind but all of you interacts with nature all the time. You have no choice. So this is a squirrelly question that you were given. But, I think the answer is - science.

Answer 2

Interesting question. First of all, I don't think that out mind themselves interact with nature, since it has not been scientifically proven that the mind has a physical existence. Rather, it is believed that what we think of as our mind, ie. the little voice in our head that tells us to do certain things, is a product of our advanced brains. Other creatures, such as cats or dogs, do not have as complex brains (so as far as we know) and they do not have what we consider to be a mind.

I am starting to get into the whole mind/body problem and how they relate to eachother, and I don't want to write pages and pages about it so I will just say this: I believe that the brain has produced our minds as the next level of conciousness, ie. we are aware that we are alive and that we are thinking. Most animals do not exist on this high level on conciousness and do not "know" that they are alive as we do. You might even say that our brains communiacte with out body via our mind.

Our minds themselves do not interact with nature because they are not physical, but our brain/mind instructs our body to interact with nature. Unless of course you consider our brain and our body to be part of nature and in that case I would say our minds do intertact with nature as they are a part of it because they are a product of our brains.

The consequences of this interaction between our minds/brain/body is our everyday actions. For example, a normal day: our brain alerts us when it is ready to wake up and become active for the day and our body wakes up too. Our brain may decide that we should go for a walk so our body gets up and goes for a walk.

Hope this helps and sorry if it's a bit confusing!

Answer 3

Without the mind, it would be difficult to perceive anything about nature; most perceive before acting (?) . ..the consequence is a judgement is made about how best to seek shelter from the harmful aspects of nature and then it's acted upon

As for the positive aspects of nature, the outcome of interaction is usually an attempt to duplicate it in some way or other; and/or to seek its Creator. Also it can lead to a desire for acquisition

Answer 4

That's a very difficult question, and to me, it seems like it should be reversed. Kant struggles with this very question. Can the functioning of our minds take place without sensory experience? He categorizes knowledge into two categories. The first, a priori-- are thought processes that occur without the impetus of sensory experience. This a-priori knowledge can be broken down into two further categories, pure and impure. Pure a-priori knowledge and reasoning would be that which exists and begins independent of sensory knowledge. Impure a -priori reasoning occurs mostly without/ but may have a small root based in sensory experience.

The other category is a-(shoot I don't remember the latin) but is knowledge and reasoning that is gained and started through sensory experience.

Now, to really be able to give you a good answer, we would need to know what discipline you are considering here. Are you considering a philosophical question for a philosophy class? Are you considering this from an evolutionary perspective for a science class? Could you give us more context to your question by adding details?

Answer 5

Our minds can interact with nature if you will open your senses of awareness towards nature...the value of Mother Nature and it's relation to us in this symbiotic existence.Many life's hard-earned lessons are learned from nature. Amidst life turbulent trials, one can look into a typhoon devastated tree...after its branches are broken...a new sprout of new leaves begin to appear...and very beautiful at that...a symbol of new hope...a new beginning. After a turbulent storm...the sun will give its shining glory...with an extra bonus...of a magical rainbow. That is also how life must be...though always tried and tested with tribulations...still...there is a ray of hope...for you...for me...and for all of us to have a brighter tomorrow ahead. While there's life...there's hope!

Answer 6

If you take the weather and wrap your mind around that you will see how our minds interact emphatically in a hurricane,(Katrina), or a Blizzard, avalanche, volcano, earthquakes etc. It seems the fisherman who depends on nature to reap his harvest is not only interacting but profitting as well.