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Originally Posted by DerekMB  Would you say you agree that consciousness or thought controls the body? |
The body consciousness controls the body. I may experience thoughts while the body is doing its thing, but I don't need thoughts to move or breathe.
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Originally Posted by DerekMB But the body is a physical thing: muscles, bones, skin, etc... |
With what we currently know, the body really is almost nothing. It's light.
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Originally Posted by DerekMB Thought is a non-physical thing that is said to be the essence of who we are or what it means to be human. If thought can control physical things like the body (muscles, bones, tendons, etc...), shouldn't it be able to control physical things in general? |
My essence is the essence of who I am. I may have thoughts about myself, but they are not what I am or the essence of what I am. My thoughts are just one way of experiencing myself. They don't control anything just like my hearing doesn't control anything. Hearing does let me experience myself.