RE: A question regarding proof
September 9, 2011 at 11:07 am
(This post was last modified: September 9, 2011 at 11:12 am by StatCrux.)
(September 9, 2011 at 10:56 am)Rhythm Wrote: We don't seem to find thought's floating around separate from brains, do we? That the mind (and the effects thereof) are directly related to the brain has been demonstrated as much as anything could be demonstrated.
So where exactly do you usually "find" thoughts. I can appreciate the correlation between brain activity and perceived thought, but it is another leap of assumption to say that "thought" is physically found in "electrical impulses". Hindu philosophy regards "thought" as the instigator of physical phenomena in total reversal of the western materialist view. Modern understanding in philosophy and quantum theory is questioning the westen materialist viewpoint. (see "On physics and philosophy" Bernard d'Espagnat). The fact of the matter is that at the moment we simply don't understand, either viewpoint requires a leap of faith. "The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum mechanics and with facts established by experiment." Bernard d'Espagnat
