PHLB81H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Human Nature, Decagon, Pineal Gland
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Cogito ergo sum - (cid:858)i think; therefore, i a(cid:373)(cid:859) Mind stuff: aka. spirt; aka. soul. The mind is not the brain brain is physical stuff. The mind is not a physical thing at all. Its easy to think about matter (physical stuff: temptation of: eternality; interpret we are something else. (cid:862) tupid sto(cid:373)a(cid:272)h, (cid:449)h(cid:455) are (cid:455)ou di(cid:374)g this to (cid:373)e? (cid:863) (cid:862) tupid head, (cid:449)h(cid:455) do (cid:455)ou hurt so (cid:373)u(cid:272)h? (cid:863) (cid:862) tupid (cid:271)od(cid:455), (cid:449)h(cid:455) are (cid:455)ou so hu(cid:374)go(cid:448)er? (cid:863) (cid:862) tupid (cid:271)rai(cid:374), (cid:449)h(cid:455) (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:455)ou (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)trate? (cid:863) What can i know: that i exist. What a(cid:373) (cid:862)i(cid:863): a thinking thing, a mind/soul/spirit. It(cid:859)s related to the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d i(cid:374) a (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) (cid:449)a(cid:455) I can use it to know things about the world (to transport) Moving and sensing are not the most important to me, thinking is. M(cid:455) se(cid:374)ses ha(cid:448)e de(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ed (cid:373)e i(cid:374) the past, so i should(cid:374)(cid:859)t trust the(cid:373: blur things, influence, optical illusions, dreams that seems real.
