RE: Mind is the brain?
March 19, 2016 at 11:15 am
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2016 at 11:15 am by bennyboy.)
(March 18, 2016 at 9:10 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(March 18, 2016 at 2:31 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Nor has science proven itself up to the task of answering philosophical questions about things which aren't objectively observable.
Your problem is that mental activity -- i.e., mind -- has been observed, via MRI experiments which, uh, correlate areas of the brain with specific cognitive processes.
As to value of answering "philosophical" questions about things which aren't objectively observable, if you want to count the angels dancing on the head of a pin, go right ahead. You will still need to convince me, and no doubt others, of the value of your obscure musings.
Brain activity is measured with MRI experiments. Mind is not. If you equate the two, then the question has been officially begged.