Comments on: If you could read peoples minds would you hear other languages?

By: Mopper

Mopper — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:13:50 +0000

Not really. It just means that my mind (not my brain) is filled with all kinds of totally irrelevant stuff (like that snippet) and anybody who goes there travels at their own risk. It’s a BIG WIKIPEDIA in there!! And it’s real easy to get lost!
And does the mind exist only in the brain or is it in the rest of us too?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:43:25 +0000

(Snipped taken from Portal:Mind_and_Brain)”Hilary Whitehall Putnam (born July 31, 1926) has been a central figure in Western philosophy since the 1960s, especially in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science.[1] He is known for his willingness to apply an equal degree of scrutiny to his own philosophical positions and those of others, subjecting each position to rigorous analysis until he exposes its flaws.[2] As a result, he has acquired a reputation for frequently changing his own position.”

So.. does that mean you are changing your mind then?

By: Mopper

Mopper — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:55:34 +0000

Oh yeah? Tryin’ to pull the old “brain/mind switcheroo” eh? Well……….

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mind_and_Brain

Take that!!

By: Billy

Billy — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:06:29 +0000

I knew Mom was going to write that. I read it in her monkey brain.

By: Mopper

Mopper — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:57:37 +0000

Since yesterday I’ve been trying to pay attention to my “chattering monkey mind”(old Buddhist term I guess) and I only seem to use snippets of sentences and images, unless I’m writing or reading. If someone could “read” my mind it would be like a really weird movie. I think “mind reading” is more picking up images and emotions so i don’t think language would play a big part.
Well, that’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.