Excellent post, betty!
“For myself, I think it more reasonable to entertain the hypothesis that the brain is the “tool” or instrument that the mind (or consciousness) uses.”
I have always believed the same thing.
It seems to me it's both intuitive, and "parsimonious" in the sense of Occam's Razor. I imagine that you see that too, Dallas Mike!
Thank you ever so much for your kind words!