Is there a monist theism? Could there be? What are the implications of a monist theism?
I've read that there are two major positions on the brain and the mind (or soul): Dualism and Monism. Dualists believe that the mind and brain are separate; Monists believe that the brain and mind are one. Most religions are dualist. Christianity, as most other religions, dictates that when we die, our soul goes somewhere else totally independent of our body and brain, hence Christians are dualists. I'm a monist because a relationship between brain activity and 'mental activity' has been demonstrated with MRIs and other experiments and I believe these demonstrations are evidence enough that thought processes (the mind) can't exist without the brain.
I've read that there are two major positions on the brain and the mind (or soul): Dualism and Monism. Dualists believe that the mind and brain are separate; Monists believe that the brain and mind are one. Most religions are dualist. Christianity, as most other religions, dictates that when we die, our soul goes somewhere else totally independent of our body and brain, hence Christians are dualists. I'm a monist because a relationship between brain activity and 'mental activity' has been demonstrated with MRIs and other experiments and I believe these demonstrations are evidence enough that thought processes (the mind) can't exist without the brain.
