Part I Understand who I am?
Topic 1 - Does Mind Exist? What are its characteristics?
Definition of Mind
Before answering whether mind exists, let’s first make a concrete definition of what is meant by “mind” under our discussion. What we mean by “mind” in our discussions is “the being which causes the difference between intentional effects and non-intentional effects”. Hence, animal, insects, germs and even plants are considered to possess mind. Anything that strives for life, or protects itself from being attacked is considered to possess mind. Based on this definition, there is no question that creatures with mind/spirits (mind and spirit are considered the same thing here and are interchangeable) exist on planet earth, because there is clear indication that living creatures exist on earth which possess intentional will. The behavior of non-living objects is that their actions follow physics laws only and don’t indicate intention, while living things do. At this time, there appears to be no mind or living objects on the planet of Mercury.
We will show next whether mind exists in nature according to this definition.
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