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> I’m aware that our bodies feed into our minds, and that things like hormonal levels, nutrition, gut flora and fauna, etc all have a fairly profound impact on
by naringas 7y ago
> I’m aware that our bodies feed into our minds, and that things like hormonal levels, nutrition, gut flora and fauna, etc all have a fairly profound impact on things like mood
it's pretty much that. the mind is the entire body. although it's mostly the brain it is NOT entirely the brain.
> That doesn’t mean that the night sky or society somehow “is” our mind,
but our mind is formed by what we learn from society (culture) with our brains (the software gets installed hahah)
> while recognizing that it’s all happening within the confined, physical space that constitutes a person’s brain
maybe all the language and the words form within the physical bound of the brain, sure, but the mind more than just what we do with our brains.
In the end, thinking this way has led me to take better care of myself, not just my "brain" (i.e. eating better and exercising the rest of the body a little more)
- didericis 7y agoWhile I think I agree with the spirit of what you’re saying, I take issue with some of the semantics. What you are describing as “Mind” seems closer to “Self” than what I would call “Mind”. I consider the mind to be the abstract entity we use to experience the world. In my view, the mind is very much coupled to the brain. Tying all of our experiential world to a single organ in the body doesn’t really do justice to the magnitude/scope of that experience, sure. But I think it’s wrong to call that experience “Mind”. Obviously I don’t want to interfere with your self care, and think it’s very important to have a holistic view of self and your relationship to those around you when trying to be healthy, I just don’t think “Mind” is the right word to use for what you’re talking about.