Science of Self (Humans)

by David Turell , Monday, March 10, 2014, 20:36 (3706 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: As I see it, either the mind is separate from the brain or it isn't.) As regards dualism itself, until we have a convincing account of how materials can generate consciousness of themselves, I prefer to keep an open mind, which means that I neither accept nor dismiss the idea that some form of energy may influence our chemicals rather than the chemicals being the sole producers and controllers of that energy. This also leaves me open-minded in relation to some of the so-called psychic events we have discussed before on this forum.-I would remind you that the researchers into NDE's tend to favor the brain as a kind of receiver like a radio to allow for consciousness to be maintained during the experience, but that suggests free will is not so free. However, if individual consciousness can be free-floating in the quantum realm of reality and cross back over a la Kastner's idea of quantum transactions, perhaps it is free.