I control my brain mentally and he controls me mentally but never will he have the edge over me .... never

I think its a mixture of both. You have free will but your brain chemistry can definitely influence it.

On Wednesday 7/16/08 - 6:42:17 PM Absynth wrote: I think its a mixture of both. You have free will but your brain chemistry can definitely influence it.

thats a hard question. but i'd have to agree with that ^^^

On Wednesday 7/16/08 - 6:42:17 PM Absynth wrote: I think its a mixture of both. You have free will but your brain chemistry can definitely influence it.

Agreed. It's not 100% either way.

On Wednesday 7/16/08 - 6:42:17 PM Absynth wrote: I think its a mixture of both. You have free will but your brain chemistry can definitely influence it.

On Wednesday 7/16/08 - 7:40:01 PM HaroldtheBat wrote: Agreed. It's not 100% either way.

same

If you control your brain, what do you control it with....?
Your arm?

On Wednesday 7/16/08 - 6:42:17 PM Absynth wrote: I think its a mixture of both. You have free will but your brain chemistry can definitely influence it.

As well as what Jagger_Boaz said, where/what is this "you" that is separate from your brain? Is there a difference between a thought from "you" and a influencing chemical brain process, and if so, what?

In regards to the question, I don't think its appropriate to really distinguish between an "I" and the process that occur in my brain, so saying whether one influences the other doesn't make too much sense.

Might be a bit picky, but I don't think the term "predestined" is appropriate either really, it somewhat implies a will for events to occur, which isn't really related.

brains are made of dirt and that's what they'll go back to being
also you can eat them, i saw it on silence of he lambs

On Wednesday 7/16/08 - 6:42:17 PM Absynth wrote: I think its a mixture of both. You have free will but your brain chemistry can definitely influence it.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

My brain made me write this.

I think myself & my brain are in a constant battle over who is in control.

A brain works through the soul. And my soul is what controls me. This has room for education, background, beliefs, bringing up. All these factors are what create what you finally do!

So if your brain isn't in control what part of you is doing the controlling? Oh, the I part you say! Excuse me while I giggle!

The saying "your brain controls you" is false. If your brain controled you you would not be on here, and your life would be horrible. Ex: you want fun, the brain wants to get what it need for you to live.

My brain is me...

On Thursday 7/17/08 - 8:00:16 AM Dooked wrote: My brain is me...

did you type this message with your frontal lobe? :0)

On Thursday 7/17/08 - 2:20:23 AM ouiji wrote: A brain works through the soul. And my soul is what controls me. This has room for education, background, beliefs, bringing up. All these factors are what create what you finally do!

What do you mean by your brain works through the soul? What does your soul do that your brain doesn't, and vice versa, and how do they interact with each other?

On Thursday 7/17/08 - 7:15:53 AM allamerican8 wrote: The saying "your brain controls you" is false. If your brain controled you you would not be on here, and your life would be horrible. Ex: you want fun, the brain wants to get what it need for you to live.

Where did you get that from? Pleasure seeking pathways in the brain are reasonably well identified, reward is a key aspect in learning (why you give animals treats etc in training when they do something right), so it requires brain systems and chemicals (most notably dopamine) to do it. One of the reasons that people find certain substances pleasurable is because they stimulate these pathways.

I think I'm in control, my brain helps but not any more than say, my lungs.

It's a false distinction.

I am my brain.

My brain only processes what I'm thinking. I am the one in control,

On Thursday 7/17/08 - 10:30:21 AM OmegaWarmech wrote: My brain only processes what I'm thinking. I am the one in control,

how do you figure? what could you do without your brain?

Your brain controls you... your brain IS you, really. That's where all our thoughts are (assuming you are the type of person who has thoughts ), that's where our memories are... the brain is in control!

I think my brain is in control

There's a part of my brain that tells me I'm still in control. And I can certainly use this reassurance. It's all that keeps me from tearing it out and tossing it out on the asphalt.