2007-12-30 23:22:02 · 8 answers · asked by Grateful 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Your thoughts can certainly affect the behavior of materials inside your brain. And your brain affects many aspects of your material self, including your actions, which also can affect material objects.
So, yes, both directly and indirectly.
2007-12-31 00:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie149 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thoughts are actually the (emergent) products of material objects (brains). Take out the amygdala, for example, and say bye-bye to fear...
We are simply "fooled" into thinking (irony intended) that thoughts are not material because of the illusion of our 1st person experience.
2007-12-31 08:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by TC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but observation can. How is explained by quantum theory.
2007-12-31 07:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by map 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but they can affect your perception of them. Especially if you're a practicing solipsist.
2007-12-31 07:30:59 · answer #4 · answered by spoky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In his book, Hidden Messages in Water, Dr. Emoto claims that showing words to water affects their later crystallization, depending on the "thought" behind the word. Who knows is this is correct, but everything in this universe is linked, so it could be possible.
2007-12-31 07:30:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is quite possible that a change in thoughts directly affects our material surroundings. if this was not so , there would be no crime, no violence, not even peace.
2007-12-31 07:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by Ahmed Zia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2007-12-31 07:29:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only through the actions the thoughts bring about. As far as we know.
2007-12-31 07:27:15 · answer #8 · answered by za 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋