Friday, September 30, 2011
The Brain Creates The Mind.
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I'm almost out of ideas already at 1908. Back from the fridge with beer #8 at 1914. Hmm. Now what? Shall we pick on Dr. Oz? Yes! Lets! I love Dr. Oz, of course (I TiVo his show), but although the good doctor apparently knows a lot about the human heart, he seems to know very little about the human brain. He seems to be unaware of the fact that 'mind' is what 'brain' does. He seems not to know that 'mind' dies with 'brain.' Doctor Dumbass!
I thought about this as I watched his recent show about 'Near Death Experiences.'
What is 'Near Death Experience?' Dr. Oz believes that 'NDE' proves the existence of 'Soul.' Uh-uh. NDE only suggests that sometimes the dying brain is still functioning on basic levels, including the memory levels, and that when that 'brain death process' is suddenly reversed, the brain begins to recover normal consciousness, including memory. The brain remembers 'memories' in lieu of sensory input. The brain then 'does its normal thing' of 'making sense' of those disparate 'inputs.' That's what the brain does. The brain formulates, as usual, a 'reality' based on all available information. Result: NDE in some people who 'recovered brain nourishment' at the appropriate point in the 'dying process.' 'Soul' has nothing to do with it. There is no such thing as 'soul.'
Indeed, various NDE experiences may have been the origin of the ancient ideas of 'soul.'
I'm almost out of ideas already at 1908. Back from the fridge with beer #8 at 1914. Hmm. Now what? Shall we pick on Dr. Oz? Yes! Lets! I love Dr. Oz, of course (I TiVo his show), but although the good doctor apparently knows a lot about the human heart, he seems to know very little about the human brain. He seems to be unaware of the fact that 'mind' is what 'brain' does. He seems not to know that 'mind' dies with 'brain.' Doctor Dumbass!
I thought about this as I watched his recent show about 'Near Death Experiences.'
What is 'Near Death Experience?' Dr. Oz believes that 'NDE' proves the existence of 'Soul.' Uh-uh. NDE only suggests that sometimes the dying brain is still functioning on basic levels, including the memory levels, and that when that 'brain death process' is suddenly reversed, the brain begins to recover normal consciousness, including memory. The brain remembers 'memories' in lieu of sensory input. The brain then 'does its normal thing' of 'making sense' of those disparate 'inputs.' That's what the brain does. The brain formulates, as usual, a 'reality' based on all available information. Result: NDE in some people who 'recovered brain nourishment' at the appropriate point in the 'dying process.' 'Soul' has nothing to do with it. There is no such thing as 'soul.'
Indeed, various NDE experiences may have been the origin of the ancient ideas of 'soul.'
