Also discounting that the mind and body themselves are self regulating technology. For instance I have the conscious ability to push pain off into the distance

Also discounting that the mind and body themselves are self regulating technology. For instance I have the conscious ability to push pain off into the distance and be unaffected by it, for others they can “take their mind off it” in various ways. Reminds me of Lawrence of Arabia, “the trick is to not care.” There is more, much more, regarding our humanity and the mind body link which science does not have qualitative ways of exploring.