(September 7, 2014 at 2:34 am)bennyboy Wrote: I didn't say the mind uses the brain to express itself. I said the mind, if it is supervenient on the brain, is a transcendental property-- i.e. that it is not specific to that particular medium.My complaint is the term transcendental. It implies an existence on it's own volition, i.e. no medium required. I have no problem a mind arising on another medium.
Quote:As for evidence and experiments-- who cares?I do. Thats why I asked the question.
Quote: There's no good evidence for any kind of mind except the ones we've already accepted for philosophical reasons.There is no single piece of evidence, but there are lots of little bits of evidence that suggest it to be so.