The Mind-Body problem

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someone explain it to me please.

And along the same lines do we exist only in the Mind of God?
 
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Anonymous_1:
someone explain it to me please.

And along the same lines do we exist only in the Mind of God?
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Could you be more specific on both questions?
 
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someone explain it to me please.

And along the same lines do we exist only in the Mind of God?
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I didn’t know there was a mind body problem, and from where I’m typing, I exist in my mind and in the minds of those around me as well as in God’s mind.

Hope this helps! 😃
 
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I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about…
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This is a fun question. The answer is yes. Imagine, for a moment, a small playground with kids playing all over it. You can “create” this imaginary world in your mind. You can go ahead and expand it, and make it as big and complex as you want to. But your mind is limited, and can only do so much at one time. Focus on the finer details of the playgound too much, and you lose “control” of the actions of the children. Focus too much on the thoughts and actions of one child, and you lose “control” of all the others. This imaginary world exists in your mind, much the same as our universe exists in the Mind of God. The only difference is that God is not limited at all…He can create and sustain the entire universe all at one moment. He can “focus” infinitely on even the most intricate details, right down to the orbits of every single electron, without “losing focus” on anything else at all. (In fact, if He stopped thinking about any thing at all, it would immediately cease to exist.) But then He wills His creation into existence, and even has the ability to give his creatures free will…which is something that we can never do to our own private imaginary universes. Unlike our imaginary creation in our own minds, His Creation actually becomes the real thing. I think that’s pretty darn cool. Have you ever wondered how God could possibly be omniscient? Well, the question now becomes: how could He not? :cool:
 
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Are you talking about the whole “do I really exist or is this all in my mind?” question?
And along the same lines do we exist only in the Mind of God?
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You’re acting as though existing “only in the Mind of God” is somehow different than existing in fact. To exist in the mind of God *is *existence in fact. It is God who gives reality its meaning. He is not somehow separated from it.
 
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If I’m not mistaken, the classical mind-body problem asks the questions: How does the mind affect the body? Is the mind part of the body? Is the mind separable from the body? How are mind and body connected?

It may also be related to the problem of identity: How does a thing continue being identical to itself over time? For why this might be problematic, consider: I am quite different today from what I was when I was an infant, or a child, or a year ago, or a day ago, or an hour ago? How is it I remain identical to myself?

I cannot possibly explain it all (nor provide *any *answers :whacky: ), but if you ask more specific questions I might be able to help.

(I bet Wikipedia has articles on this stuff)

tee,
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here is a link

(i dont know what CAFS policy is, so i hope this is ok.)
The mind–body problem is essentially the problem of explaining the relationship between minds, or mental processes, and bodily states or processes. [1] It is evident to all of us, for example, that our perceptual experiences depend on stimuli which arrive at our various sensory organs from the external world and that these stimuli affect changes in the states of our brain, ultimately causing us to feel a sensation which may be pleasant or unpleasant. It also seems obvious that someone’s desire for a slice of pizza will cause him to move his body in a certain manner in a certain direction until he obtains what he is seeking. But how is it possible that conscious experiences can arise out of an inert lump of gray matter endowed with electrochemical properties?
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But how is it possible that conscious experiences can arise out of an inert lump of gray matter endowed with electrochemical properties?
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It’s possible because there’s also a spiritual soul there. That’s how it’s possible. :rolleyes:
 
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It’s possible because there’s also a spiritual soul there. That’s how it’s possible. :rolleyes:
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Ah, but then the philosopher asks: How does the spiritual soul influence the material body? What are the strings that make the meat-puppet twitch?

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