Phaedrus,
First of all, I don't believe whatsupyall has any philosophy, I believe he only believes in the Bible.
Now... I do believe mind and brain are separate. Of course there are some physical things but that are also non-physical things (and things that seems to be both... like light...
).
For example, it is not the brain that produce the thoughts, but electrical impulses
in the brain. Those electrical impulses are some kind of energy, as everything in this universe. Now, if you tell me atheists totally comprehend energy, then you are a liar, cause if the atheists could totally comprehend energy, the universe would be completly revealed and there would be no need for any further research on anything.
Energy is less physical then it seems. It has a lot of properties (all in the universe... probably...). Now, what everything has in common? Everything is made up of energy. By this law we can say that everything that is made of energy (everything that exists, be physical or non-physical) can interact with each other. In this sense, the "mind" and the "brain" can be quite different kinds of energies and
still be able to interact with each other.
Now, to answer that sentence...
LEARN THAT A MIND AND THE BRAIN IS A SEPARATE ENTITY
Yes, they are in some sense separated. However, they are not much different. The soul is not much different then the body. They are two different kinds of energy, but the soul is in a little higher level then the body. The soul is NOT spiritual. Only the spirit is spiritual (duuhhh...:bugeye:
).
We have a body, a soul and a spirit.
The two firsts are physical (in different levels, though...)
The last one is purely spiritual.
The middle one (the soul) makes the bridge between the physical and spiritual world (body <--->spirit).
The soul is composed by mind, will and emotions.
The brain is the physical centre of the soul.
Spirit is LIFE
You are a
spirit (you ARE life),
You live IN a body,
You have a soul.
Could go on... but it's a little bit pointless now...
You are NOT your body. You
think you are your body because you
feel it. But you are no different then water inside a bottle. The water is NOT the bottle. Your body is like the bottle, your spirit is like the water. Simple as that.
When you look in a mirror, you see your body, not yourself. You see with your eyes. If you close them, you see nothing, but that doesn't mean you don't exist.
If you like so much philosophy and dualism, remember Zen-Buddhism. There is a story about a little wave that used to think she is too small, compared to the others. However, a friendly wave
p) said to her that she is THE ocean, and not a single wave. So, the little wave found out that she was a part of a whole, that she wasn't just a little wave...
One more thing... If you are not the body, then what you are?
You are a spirit
Which means that you are LIFE itself. You are not the body, but the LIFE that is
IN the body. Have any scientists ever be able to explain life? No. Life is still a mystery for atheists. Why?
Because life is not something physical, but something purely spiritual.
Edit: and it is still energy...