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I would argue so. Despite my mind telling me not to eat cookies, I feel a strong compulsion to eat them.
by anoncoward111 8y ago
I would argue so. Despite my mind telling me not to eat cookies, I feel a strong compulsion to eat them.
- visarga 8y agoCompulsions are part of your mind as well. I would argue that the world is also part of yourself, as all your experiences that made you who you are come from the world. In my view we are agents that make a living in the world. All that we are is ultimately tuned for life protection and procreation. It's a game, and the prize is being. In this view the premise of the title is flawed - my instincts are an integral part of me, participating in my survival.
- stephengillie 8y agoCosmos is also within us. We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself. - Carl Sagan
- anoncoward111 8y agoYou certainly raise interesting points that I agree with, but "I" am definitely not a 100% representation of my brain. "I", in the sense of my ego and my perception of myself, will want things that my brain doesn't want. A morbid example of this is holding your breath. I don't think there's ever been a documented case of someone able to hold their breath beyond the point where their brain forces their airway to open!
- Varcht 8y agoFree divers have to be careful not to hold their breath so long as to pass out under water. I'd be interested in hearing from an expert but seems like the conscious mind passes out then the autonomic nervous system takes back over.
- anoncoward111 8y agoThat's correct. A free diver above water could probably make themselves pass out, but they will immediately begin taking extremely deep breaths as commanded by their brain while unconscious. If you are underwater, you die :(
- Varcht 8y agoWell the point is, your brain does not control breathing in that sense, the medulla, nervous system does.