so it's not possible for one complex system to act in two different, perhaps even contradictory ways, depending on context? I don't think anyone is making the c

so it's not possible for one complex system to act in two different, perhaps even contradictory ways, depending on context? I don't think anyone is making the claim that both the original claim and the opposite are true absolutely all the time and at the same time, but rather with the implicit suggestion that the brain, being a highly context sensitive organ, adjusts its modality relative to external input and at least attempts to use a relevant method when necessary, not just use both simultaneously all the time