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The decision to declare the mind as nothing more than an aspect of the brain violates basic scientific principles. We ought rather to come up with ways to test the various theories about the human mind. How can we know whether the mind controls its brain, or the brain produces or controls the mind? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:35, 22 January 2010 (EST)
The decision to declare the mind as nothing more than an aspect of the brain violates basic scientific principles. We ought rather to come up with ways to test the various theories about the human mind. How can we know whether the mind controls its brain, or the brain produces or controls the mind? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:35, 22 January 2010 (EST)
:Can you consciously stop your heart from beating or consciously go blind? You can't, but you can slow your heart rate or limit your vision by closing your eyes. Therefore the mind doesn't have (complete) control of the brain. And the brain can just as easily do something other than what you want it to do. It's a much more complex interaction than "one controls the other;" they both greatly influence each other. Rather than thinking of ourselves as humans with souls, we could think of ourselves as souls/selves/minds with bodies. I don't see how studying the brain and "the psyche" (hence psychology) conflicts with any theologies. -[[User:JulietB|JulietB]] 17:59, 22 January 2010 (EST)