Do you think according to the identity theory we will accurately link brain states ie.thought to phy

states ie.biological and thus define the nature of thought eliminating the idea of a soul?

Do you think according to the identity theory we will accurately link brain states ie.thought to physiologicalmicrosoft frontpage

This is the classical philosophical quandary; we want it to be true that 'if only we knew enough about the laws of cause and effect we could predict the future' but since that knowledge is impossible it will remain a theory.

My argument to this is that the diversity of precise physiology is so infinite that even if you could describe it doesn't mean that there would be enough of a consistent model to predict anything meaningful. The consequence is that you are left with more anthropology, not a predictive science that could prove humans mere meat machines.

Philosophy is fun but is much too reductive.

Do you think according to the identity theory we will accurately link brain states ie.thought to physiologicalwindows vista home premium internet explorer

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Simplify your question. This is YahooAnswers you're posting to, not mensa.
Identity theory?

Please read: http://www.life2point0.com/2006/06/the_l...
Why would this eliminate the idea of a soul? Imo the soul is experiencing the physical and actually has some influence on the physical. How the thought and emotional system circulates through the body is just now really being discovered. How all this affects how our energy influences and is influenced neurologically and then physiologically has little to do with the "nonphysical" soul's existence and their relationship. The referred book below does a much better job than I can here in one paragraph.