Question

The following statement has been made by some scientists: “You, your joys, your sorrows, your memories and your ambitions, your sense of personal identity and free will, are in fact no more than the behavior of a vast assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules.” Discuss this statement in terms of the mind-body problem and also, by illustrating your explanation with behaviors AND possible neural substrates that underlie these behaviors.

Answer 1

The aboove statement are mentioned by Francis Crick who is english molecular biologist and neuroscienentist.in context of mind-body problem, he has given a view regarding problem of conciousness rather than genetics of microbiology.he was viewed that in astonishing hypothesis thrre is no role of soul in your happiness, your memories , ambition, your senses of personal identity . All of thses are dependent on behavior of vast assembly or nerve cell and their associated molecular.crick was tempted towards sceptism about self.when he used the term no more that's means extremely denied the existence of souls and gives major importance to neuron.

There is unconscious part of brain which makes the plane for what we want to do.the concious mind may be able to get the factor behind the planes or it may get the wrong.