In order to begin a precise investigation on the topic of the mind, we .
must first separate from the traditional thinking that the brain and the mind .
acts as one. We will examine the correlation between the mind and brain and see .
how they are dissimilar. Next it will prove prudent that we define the .
functions of the mind. Afterwards we will discuss the problem of interaction .
between the physical and non-physical, that is to say the brain and the mind. .
During all this we will be brought closer to an adequate understanding of the .
mind.
When one says the term "mind" we immediately responds with the idea of .
the brain. It would be as if the mind and body act as one in the same. This is .
entirely false; the two function completely opposite of each other and have .
entirely different natures. The brain is the essence to a functional body; the .
mind however, is the essence of what it means to be human. The mind can never .
be pictured; it is an area within one's self where a higher level of .
contemplation occurs. It is within this exact same area that the formation of .
life's most intriguing questions form. The brain however is a visible object. .
Its function is similar to that of a car engine. It runs the physical processes .
of the body, such as movement, or producing the feeling of thirst. The human .
brain acts in a similar way to that of its animal counterparts. As Descartes .
put it, without the mind the human body would still operate. Our brain doesn't .
initiate any of the activities that take occur. Instead it reacts to a stimulus .
and takes the best measures. When we are thirsty the brain gets the message and .
then reacts by telling the body that it needs water. This message arrives at .
the brain only through the mind. The brain is not capable of contemplating such .
ideas as thirst. It is the mind that takes into account the concept of thirst .
and relates it to reaction the body receives when it drinks water and realizes .