Seeking God in Science: The Mind-Body Problem, Take 2

Seeking God in Science Part 10.5: The Mind-Body Problem (Take 2)

The author retracts a previous conflation of mind and consciousness, noting the slip was itself a product of his subconscious. He distinguishes mind as broader than consciousness, surviving sleep and anesthesia, and argues materialism can account for minds without invoking dualist soul-stuff. He aims to illustrate scientific method over philosophical assumptions, leaving dualists with the observation that minds and bodies are strongly bound.

The irony is that I did not do this consciously.

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2026-08-20