USA to study the brain (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 19:44 (4246 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: Obama wants to study the brain as this optimistic article shows. The statements avoid the issue of consciousness. All sound like purely materialism research to me:
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> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323646604578405073343715596.html
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> Unfortunately, this article is only available to subscribers, but if it avoids the issue of consciousness, isn't it a bit like studying theology without God?-Yes!