Science and love, music, art, etc. (The limitations of science)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 09:15 (5759 days ago) @ Mark

My view that mind is brain-activity is hardly controversial. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind - Quote: Pre-scientific theories, based in theology, concentrated on the relationship between the mind and the soul, the supernatural, divine or god-given essence of the person. Modern theories, based on scientific understanding of the brain, theorize that the mind is a product of the brain and has both conscious and unconscious aspects. - Similarly I don't think "consciousness" is the problem it is cracked up to be by those who incline to a paranormal worldview. Here is Susan Greenfield's account: - http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/181/2/91 - This video from Michael Shermer of the Skeptics Society is also amusing and instructive: - http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?hl=en&q=mind+brain+consciousness&um=1&...

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GPJ