Defining a "Normal Mind"

Is the mind the same as the body? What is consciousness? Can machines have it?

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Martin Peter Clarke
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Re: Defining a "Normal Mind"

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phyllo wrote: Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:44 pm
So, did Guy have a "normal mind"?
There is a real danger that we might define "normal mind" as 'thinking like us' and 'believing what we believe'.

Nothing that this Guy did, indicates an abnormal mind. IOW, it was all in a reasonable range.

Of course, my 'range' could be much different from another person's 'range'. :twisted:
Don't you go and go all reasonable in this abnormally normal thread!
Age
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Re: Defining a "Normal Mind"

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Impenitent wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:08 am each mind is unique
There is only One Mind, which as you just pointed out, here, is unique.[/quote]

cynic? it takes much more than apparent atheism and his disagreement with Turley to render that conclusion...
Impenitent wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:08 am some people don't like the fragrance of lavender, but I don't normally mind

-Imp
popeye1945
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Re: Defining a "Normal Mind"

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A normal mind serves its organism in keeping it in existence and well-being. The mind is a secondary organ in service to the body. The body created the mind; the mind did not create the body.
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