[daniel1212]

The mind uses the brain, and the brain responds to the mind. The mind also changes the brain. People choose their actions—their brains do not force them to do anything. Yes, there would be no conscious experience without the brain, but experience cannot be reduced to the brain's actions.

The brain is the hardware; the mind is the OS?

[cyberaxe]

The brain is the hardware; the mind is the OS? <\i>

…kinda-sorta…

…maybe the programs, applications = feelings/moods/individual thoughts, etc🤣…

[RoosterRedux]

[I pinged Freeper "tired&retired" to my response because he has a lot of experience in this matter]

I think it's possible that the "mind" is our very consciousness--it is who we are.

The brain appears to be a kind of adaptor mechanism that our consciousness needs to connect with this reality or dimension roughly the way a remote-controlled DaVinci surgical robot enables a surgeon to operate telescopically on a patient though the patient and surgeon are in different parts of the country.

The soul/mind is attached to the body through or near the brain but it's probably not even in the same physical dimension as the brain and body.

As some people who have had near-death experiences have said, the brain actually limits the mind in a way. But without these limitations, we would not be able to connect with this world.

[RoosterRedux]

I have heard some people say that the brain/body is to the mind like a diving suit that one needs to explore the ocean floor at depth.

The suit is very limiting and restrictive...but necessary.

As Paul says, "Absent from the body...present with the Lord. (2 Cor. 5:8)