You're obscuring the issues by conflating "brains" with subtle nervous systems. In ordinary every day parlance, Angels are considered not having BRAINS (physical nervous systems)...and don't bring up the Biblical statement about physically embodied Angels. ... It's obvious that Angels may have subtle nervous systems. I've met Raphael the Archangel. He has a body but it's not physical, thus no brains. ... Several people have asked MMY questions regarding existence after physical life, pertaining to subtle nervous systems. Such "systems" = a larger set than "brains", which operate on our physical world. ... Again, some people believe that if one is close to Enlightenment, the goal may be attained without a physical body; through various Sadhanas of unknown nature. But the idea that people "must" have physical bodies is heresay, as is the counter proposition. But more options appeals to me as an idea. ... http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/celeste.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > [...] > > Yeah, exactly. If individual brains produce individual > > consciousnesses, you have to do some fairly elaborate > > acrobatics to speak of Consciousness. MMY was definitely > > an Idealist (matter is emergent from consciousness) > > rather than a Materialist (vice-versa). > > There's no fracking difference guys! How can you miss this? > > > L. >
