Just because they can be altered by physical manipulation does not mean they are totally dependant on the physical brain. The only way they could be expressed is if the brani is physically functioning. Mutability does not denote necessary full dependance.
I'll give you an easy example. You can look at your LCD screen. It's 1's and 0's processed by the LCD. You can wave a magnet (don't do it) over your LCD and change their appearance. It doesn't however affect how the LCD interprets teh 1's and 0's or the 1's and 0's themselves prior to their input to the LCD. The LCD though would be required to be on to notice those changes.
There's a difference between information housed in and information originating from the brain.
I'll give you an easy example. You can look at your LCD screen. It's 1's and 0's processed by the LCD. You can wave a magnet (don't do it) over your LCD and change their appearance. It doesn't however affect how the LCD interprets teh 1's and 0's or the 1's and 0's themselves prior to their input to the LCD. The LCD though would be required to be on to notice those changes.
There's a difference between information housed in and information originating from the brain.
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