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What God is to the Universe is what your mind is to your body
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RE: What God is to the Universe is what your mind is to your body
August 19, 2016 at 11:54 am
(August 19, 2016 at 10:04 am)bennyboy Wrote: But I'm interested that we are no longer waving at the brain, but at neurons.  Tell me, what is it about the neurons that allows for subjective awareness?

You said earlier in this thread that you were wondering at what level mind arises, yet here, you're saying it arises at the level of neurons.

It's entirely possible that mind arises at the systemic level.

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RE: What God is to the Universe is what your mind is to your body - by Thumpalumpacus - August 19, 2016 at 11:54 am

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