The Brain and the Mind
I have, for a long time now been thinking about the distinction between the brain and the mind. For me, they are two completely separate identities.
Some call them the unconscious and the conscious minds, but I feel a better explanation is the brain and the mind as we do actually have control over both but we generally just let brain get on with it.
They are both housed in the same lump of squishy matter inside your skull, and without the body nourish and protect them they couldn't survive.
The body protects and feeds this fantastic organ, and in return, we are 'human' capable of creating everything from civilisations to ice cream.
It really is mindblowing when you start to think about it.
So what is the difference between the brain and the mind?
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