Metaphysics

Wow after this week I'll have to think twice before I say that I'm losing my mind!!
This week was a little weird because I'm strating to see my goals for this course manifest. One of my greatest wishes was to challenge what I thought I knew and this week I did. Prior to learning about metaphysics I was convinced that there was a "mind" and separate "brain" and "body". Yeah, now I'm not so sure anymore. I cannot say that I have completely abandoned my old truth but I definitely have reason to doubt it.

I grew up in catholic school and I was taught that a human is composed of a body and a spirit. After all the bible and its teachings always make reference to letting God touch your "heart". Certainly that does not mean that believers should walk around with their chest cavities exposed to make for easier access, however, I had to reconcile what I was taught to believe with that which I have learned from biological science. Unfortunately, I was not able to reconcile my beliefs with that which I was taught.

I have seen first hand what mental disorders, accidents, and drugs can do to a person brain and body. I have yet to see a case where someone was exempt from such variables because their "mind" as opposed to their brain and body was not affected.

The ebst that I can come up with is that the body (including the brain of course) answers to the physical laws and the "mind" answers to the laws of the brain. So, yes the mind does exist but is not a separate entity from the brain but rather an extension. Similar to the computer games titled, "SIMS". Yes, the worlds that the gamers create are very real but they only continue so long as the computer is turned on and plugged-in. If the computer is unplugged the game ends similarly the mind exists so long as the brain functions. If the brain was to be damaged the mind would suffer accordingly.

Lastly, I might add even though I have adjusted course I will still continue to use the terms "mind" and "spirit". The reason being I remember when I was young I believed whole heartedly in Santa Claus. After many years I found out he was fictional but I cannot forget how good believing in him and everything that comes with the tradititon made me feel! So, I will continue to summon my "spirit" during trying times and while my heart will be open my hope is that my chest will remain closed.