brain vs mind

Is there a difference between "the brain," and "the mind"?

Is there a difference between "the brain," and "the mind"?

the brain is an organ inside your head, the mind is an intangible concept that is the result of the chemical reactions in your brain. In short, yes.

so does "the mind" think or does "the brain" think...

Technically, the brain "thinks", but the word "mind" is used to describe the characteristics of or processes by which "thinking" occurs. I don't think they can be used comparitively since the brain is tangible and the mind is not.

what are the characteristics of or processes of thinking?

Your thought processes = your train of thought,

charachteristics of = What you think


I agree completely with ec437, They are seperate, the brain can be held, the mind cannot...

whats the difference between a "sack" and a "scrotum"

whats the difference between a "sack" and a "scrotum"

Hahahahahahahahaha. :grinno:

You can always take something serious and totally screw it up, huh?

Brain, as stated, is the physical organ which contains electrical impulses and chemical reactions.

Mind is the consciousness granted by the sum of these physical processes.

It's mind over matter. - if you don't mind, it don't matter.

Hahahahahahahahaha. :grinno:

You can always take something serious and totally screw it up, huh?

what about

skull and cranium?

what about

skull and cranium?


Cranium is what you have right now.


Skull is what will be left when Nicole is done with you.


:lol:

does "the mind" exist?

these are nice questions and all, but i think it is time for you to wake up now.

what do u mean "wake up"...and why are u telling me this?

is this your way of avoiding the question" does the mind exist?

did you "really ask" me that?

or "was" it the brain?

Don't "mind" me.......

how bout you help answer the question instead? does the mind exist?

ok now I and confused. Did your mind ask my mind that question? Or was it your brain asking my mind? or your mind asking my brain? or your brain asking my brain?

i dont know...im not sure if "the mind" exists

does "the mind" exist?

Yes. The fact that we are having this conversation is proof that the grey matter in our heads is not just sitting there, but is actively creating a consciousness.


I believe by "wake up" you were being encouraged to begin to think for yourself rather than continually ask similar questions over and over.

do u think its possible that i am leading u down a path?

do u think its possible that i am leading u down a path?


Yes, and it's called the path to irritation and anger. If you have a point to make, make it and discuss it. If not, quit beating about the bush like some digolbick imitator.

A few hundred years ago they thought the brain was a useless organ and that thought came from spirits whizzing around in the empty spaces of your head, like the septum...

A few thousand years ago, I think they were closer, in believing that thoughts and feeling were generated by the heart and not the brain,
Again in there knowlage the brain was not used...

we now "know" that the brain is responsible for thoughts that are generated, we can tell this by using tests in which a concious patient has part of there scull removed and during brain surgery they use mild shocks to induce different reactions, such as a vivid smell, part of a long forgotten song, memories of childhood, loss of speech capabilities or recognition, and the normal twitches of the limbs

The brain is a complex organ and before the use of the above mentioned techniques the main way we learned about how it worked was autopsies of people who had suffered from stroke and loss use of something, like a man that can no longer put together a face, just sees noses eyes and mouths, so the part of the brain that was liquified by the stroke was facial recognition



Again, The brain is an organ,
The mind is the individual processes of thoughts that your brain uses as opposed to other peoples

This thread is :gay: The brain is a physical piece of matter inside the cranium. The mind is metaphysical. It's each person's own thoughts, beliefs, actions, that are produced by the brains nerves and pulses.

How is this thread gay...
You've just restated pretty much the same ideas that we all said...

Are you trying to tell us something about yourself... :sly:

No use in fighting guys, this is all in your minds. And since our minds arent technically "real" its just a desription of what goes on in our brains, your arguing over nothing....think about it.

Go Read A Book!

How is this thread gay...
You've just restated pretty much the same ideas that we all said...

Are you trying to tell us something about yourself... :sly:
Because there is an obvious difference b/w a brain and mind. The thread starter for some reason can't comprehend anything yall have said. He's like a three year old who continues to ask 'why' after you answer every question.

Because there is an obvious difference b/w a brain and mind. The thread starter for some reason can't comprehend anything yall have said. He's like a three year old who continues to ask 'why' after you answer every question.

Why?






I couldnt help it.

:rofl:


Thats a good description...




"OK lady I love you, bye bye" - Animaniacs - (little girl does the same thing)

Right now my mind is telling my brain to not post in this thread as it will make me even dumber.

Does "dumber" exist?

"dumber" vs. "dumb"
hmmm.


http://forumpics.d-formed.net/galleries/stupid/capacity.jpg

well first...some of you who have posted are trying to hard to be funny....who are u trying to impress...guys or what...gross.....second...why do u all get so offended by me asking questions...if u dont like it...dont read it....no one has a gun to ur head....third...this is an automotive philosophy forum, not the harvard "know-it-alls" forums....it seems like this is some competition of who is smarter...what are u all worried about....its better to humble urselves and ask questions instead always trying to be right...


ne way...are u all saying that the brain exists physically but the mind only exists in the mind...

do u think its possible that i am leading u down a path?Are you trying to take over the world? If so, sivic02 has already claimed that.

Are you trying to take over the world? If so, sivic02 has already claimed that.

You're the funniest guy ever...

Right now my mind is telling my brain to not post in this thread as it will make me even dumber.


Some say this has already happened. :icon16:



















to me. :thumbsup:

Are you trying to take over the world? If so, sivic02 has already claimed that.


Yeah, you best back up. If not itll be like the picture in drews signature, except a lot bigger.

are u all saying that the brain exists physically but the mind only exists in the mind...

are u all saying that the brain exists physically but the mind only exists in the mind...

The mind is an explanation of the physical processes that happen in the brain. The mind does not really exist. We are all car guys here, lets take the word racing, racing is a word to describe certian actions taken by a driver of a car. Thats all the mind is, its a word used to describe the actions taken by the physical brain.

Are u saying that racing doesnt exist?

I am saying that racing is a description of certian things that happen involving a car and a driver, it by itself is nothing.

By the last post I am saying that the idea of natural selection weeding out less capable members of a species has just been proved wrong by you.

ouch

one point for sivic

well first i gotta be honest....sivic02 you have some serious emotional problems dude....sorry....

but that aside....my next question is....what is the brain without the mind?

well first i gotta be honest....sivic02 you have some serious emotional problems dude....sorry....

but that aside....my next question is....what is the brain without the mind?you.

Are you in summer school? Did you pick a hard topic or something?


what is a person without a body? Mind= thought process/intelligence. Brain= matter that holds mind. You can't have a mind without a brain.

well first i gotta be honest....sivic02 you have some serious emotional problems dude....sorry....

but that aside....my next question is....what is the brain without the mind?

Sure, I might have emotional problems, but damnit these are some of the stupidest questions I have ever seen.

The brain is everything, the mind is nothing but a description of processes that occur in the brain.

Try to follow me here:
Right now I am typing, what is typing? It is using my fingers to press down keys in a certian order to spell out words.
What is me pressing down keys in a certian order to spell words without using the word typing to describe it? It is STILL pressing down keys in a certian order to spell out words even if we dont use the word typing to describe it.

Do you get where I am trying to go with that?

What is the mind without the brain? Nothing. What is the brain without the mind? The brain.

According to what I have read in this thread concerning the definition of "the brain" and "the mind."

The brain is an organ inside of a humans skull which produces chemical reactions we call the thinking process or "the mind"

Cause=Brain (exists physically)
Effect=Mind (exists metaphysically)

Without the brain the mind is nothing.

Is this accurate?

Let me put it this way


without a brain there is no mind because your dead

Aren't you the same guy who thought tyler durden said lima bean loveseats in fight club?

uhh that doesn't even compare


It was string bean and lima bean.

YOU are asking if the mind can exist without a brain.

it's slightly different

you said lima bean loveseat, and he actually says strinne bean stripe patterns....

but maybe this is a question you can answer....would u rather be a person who has no mind (thinking process, memory, etc..)or a person who hasnt a brain (dead)? Is life worth living if one can't appreciate it?

no one has a gun to ur head....

I'm pretty sure that you can't prove that.

eee...and that was going to be my next thread?

oh ok man..

would u rather be a person who has no mind (thinking process, memory, etc..)or a person who hasnt a brain (dead)? Is life worth living if one can't appreciate it?


Please someone shoot either me or him now...

peferably him

u dont realize how stupid you are man...thats one of ur problems...i bet u think ur one of the smartest guys alive...but you know what..im proving how stupid you are right now and u still havent realized it...

u dont realize how stupid you are man...thats one of ur problems...i bet u think ur one of the smartest guys alive...but you know what..im proving how stupid you are right now and u still havent realized it...

I tend to disagree. I think you are proving only that you are less intelligent than us, who are hardly more than average.

So guys... what's the difference between music and a guitar? I really think they are kind of the same thing... aren't they? I mean, when you think about it... :rolleyes:

Dude you cant have guitar without music, jeez... i mean which would be worse, being without music or being without guitar? Can you guitar without music? If I may be so bold as to say:

DUUUUUHRRRR!!!
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Dude you cant have guitar without music, jeez... i mean which would be worse, being without music or being without guitar? Can you guitar without music? If I may be so bold as to say:

DUUUUUHRRRR!!!
http://home.insight.rr.com/proxly/teh/bbstags/cartman.gif
:lol2:

According to what I have read in this thread concerning the definition of "the brain" and "the mind."

The brain is an organ inside of a humans skull which produces chemical reactions we call the thinking process or "the mind"

Cause=Brain (exists physically)
Effect=Mind (exists metaphysically)

Without the brain the mind is nothing.

Is this accurate?