(March 19, 2016 at 11:56 am)Brian37 Wrote: That is like saying the number 1 is separate from the 1 apple on the table. No, there is just the apple. Our thoughts are the abstraction that arises out of the material process. You really are nothing more than your brain in motion.You are making a lot of positive assertions. You are clearly confident that you know what's what. However, saying something and being able to demonstrate its truth are not the same thing.
Quote:"Mind" is only a an abstract word that describes what we observe when others communicate with us.No, it's totally not that. Mind is the experience of thoughts and perceptions.