The Veritas Forum is coming up at TAMU in a few weeks (Sunday Feb 22): This is a student panel (including one of the yell leaders!) + a philosopher from Baylor will be discussing the question, "Am I Just My Brain?"

Here's the event link:
http://tx.ag/veritas26


This is an important question for me; if I'm just my brain, then it seems like I'm just a meat computer, programmed to do and think in a certain way, not really rational or ethical.

location update! this is moved to MSC 2300C!

m11green said:

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This is an important question for me; if I'm just my brain, then it seems like I'm just a meat computer, programmed to do and think in a certain way, not really rational or ethical.

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Epistemologically speaking, we couldn't trust anything we think we "know" if thoughts; and everything that flows from them, takes place in our brain. Personally, I see the brain as an information gathering organ from our senses and it controls motor function. Thought, emotion, will etc take place in the mind. Just my .02.
I'd like to go and I'm sure it will be.very interesting, but I'm already scheduled for something else. I sincerely hope all goes well and everyone is edified!