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>Like it or not, you are your neurology. You are your synaptic structure, you are your neurotransmitters. Yeah, but look who's saying that. Your neurology etc.
by swayvil 4y ago
>Like it or not, you are your neurology. You are your synaptic structure, you are your neurotransmitters.
Yeah, but look who's saying that. Your neurology etc.
By that logic the cast of Seinfeld is a tribe of gnomes living inside your tv.
- sirsinsalot 4y agoNot really, I'm just saying you are your neurons and their configuration and function. If not, what are "you"? There's nothing else but the state and mechanics in your brain and their interface with the world. I appreciate for some, this fact is scary. For some, it undermines odd outdated ideas of soul or spirit. That doesn't make it less true. Sometimes this complex, organic, non-deterministic, environment coupled, feedback driven system ... gets out of balance and needs help.
- swayvil 4y agoYou are merely reiterating your argument, with an accusation of fear and religion on top.
- sirsinsalot 4y agoYour comments were not a rebuttal of mine, just a vague "doesn't sound right to me". So ..
- amanaplanacanal 4y ago> If not, what are "you"? There's nothing else but the state and mechanics in your brain and their interface with the world. I would say that’s only probably correct. Plenty of people would say you are completely wrong. I’m undecided, personally.
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- chlorion 4y agoYeah neurology definitely doesn't drive your entire experience of reality. That's why you can remove the brain from the body and the person still lives and functions as if nothing happened.