The conscious events that we are aware of are physical events in their own right, just as much as the brain events observed in the lab by researchers. If we allow the mental its own existence as a category disjoint from the physical, we will never be able to get it back in.
For one to define and understand the nature of the universe, one must firstunderstand the nature of the force behind its existence.
Made in the Image of God: Understanding the Nature of God and Mankind in a Changing World
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For one to define and understand the nature of the universe, one must firstunderstand the nature of the force behind its existence.
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