A Scan of my BRAIN does not reveal my MOOD or VIEWPOINT! Why?

A scan of my brain or a map of my neuronal activity does NOT reveal what is contained 'within' my Consciousness. Neuronal activity does not reveal my mood (sadness/happiness/depression/elation). It also does not reveal my viewpoint on our economy, politics, religion, or philosophy. Scanning my brain activity merely reveals the brain correlates which are produced (within my brain) from prior conscious activity. Correlates can not appear when 'consciousness' is missing (a dead brain)!

It is useless to assume that my inner thinking and my subsequent behavior emerges from neuronal activity (my brain). The issue that our neuroscientist's need to comprehend is that it is my CONSCIOUSNESS which produces my neuronal activity and which is the SOURCE of my mood, my thinking, and my viewpoint. Without an understanding of consciousness the recommendations of neuroscientist's are meaningless.

Today's Wall Street Journal had a great article on these issues. It was entitled 'What a Brain Scan Misses'. The information was derived from a book by Erik Hoel, The World Behind the World.

The message is essentially that all the materialistic philosophy which science espouses about my BRAIN does not get to the crux of the issue. We need to comprehend this idea called 'consciousness'. It is my 'consciousness' which produces this missive. It is my 'consciousness' which produces the ideas which I express. It is my 'consciousness' which gives me a positive or negative emotion on issues of reality.

A BRAIN scan can not reveal any of the above. It merely reveals the brain correlates which produce brain activity (from my 'consciousness'). It is amazing that our neuroscientist's do not evaluate their own (personal) inner life. All they are doing (with a scan) is analyzing EXTRINSIC material derived from another person (say the personal brain correlates). Reality is based upon this idea which we call 'consciousness'. Isn't it time to THINK on this idea?

Consciousness is actually NOT within the human skin. Think on this! Consciousness is actually OUTSIDE my skin. It's 'separate' from my body/flesh/skin. We can envision 'consciousness' as a Halo above my head (brain). This Halo is non-physical and non-material. It has no 'substance' (matter). It is part of a GREATER consciousness which is 'spiritual' in nature. In reality, I am a 'spiritual' being (so are YOU)!

The above image reveals the 'nature' of my consciousness. It's separate from my body/brain. It acts to 'activate' my body/brain. My brain correlates show where activity resides within my brain but these correlates do not show details about my mood, viewpoint, or perspective on issues of reality. This image reveals that I live within TWO realms of reality (the material and the spiritual). I assume that you are similar to me.

My brain has no ability to create my mood or my viewpoint on issues of reality. In fact, my brain can not doing anything without being connected to my 'consciousness'. A mere (dead) brain is impotent without consciousness. The reality is that we live in TWO realms of reality. This can be called DUALISM. The Mind/Body problem is central to all reality. I live in TWO realms (continually/universally).  I assume you are similar to me. The general idea of DUALISM is that my 'consciousness' is fundamental to that which my body experiences.

Dualism reveals my mood and my viewpoint as located within a distinct/separate realm. Visualize the Halo image above. Those who hold a monistic view of reality assume that my body/brain is WHO I AM (as a person). In reality, I am much MORE than my body/brain. I am a thinking/aware/conscious human being...created by a Higher Power (the Potter). Jesus/Yeshua revealed these ideas during his brief life on our planet.

Yeshua revealed his consciousness as he prayed and related to his SOURCE (God the Father). This is an example of DUALISM. Dualism is reality to me in real-time (and I assume also to YOU). Whenever I visualize or think with virtual images, I am using a Dualistic Philosophy. My brain is totally impotent when it comes to a relationship with the spiritual world. I must elevate my 'consciousness' to create these images which then produce meaning!

Is it time for our neuroscientist's to start internalizing that which happens within themselves (the INTRINSIC self). We are now in the LAST DAYS of human history under this philosophy called Materialism. Materialism is DEAD. We actually LIVE within TWO realms of reality (not ONE). Matter is one realm and Mind is another realm. The MIND/BODY Problem is solved when we accept these TWO realms! Think for yourself on all these issues. Have a great DAY!

I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

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