Why conversational equations and emergence (General)

by romansh , Tuesday, April 01, 2014, 02:40 (3684 days ago) @ David Turell

I've pointed out that the brain uses energy, and lots of it to funtion. But the thought I am having as I write this is a result of that energy, but the thought itself contains no energy, since it is immaterial. This is the emergent issue at hand. -I'm not sure about this. 
I would say there is energy in our brains and the way various ions etc are arranged. So you make an assumption of substance dualism and then say Wow! thoughts have no energy ... So things must be emergent.-
What if thought and substance are one?->> I can only go so far in my analysis of God's activities. I try very carefully not to fall into religion's way of creating an all-everything God. I think it is wishful thinking. -That anyone thinks that they have any inkling of god and things transcedent is positively surreal to me.