For future reference, if the person has a name like, "Maria,"
Touche.
However, I would also argue that the mind is the center of the self. To alter my mind would be to alter my self, whereas my body is merely my physical reality avatar. Given this, I'd never advocate a person altering their mind in this way.
This is a bit of an interesting position. A brain is a set of chemical and electrical signals. When you eat chocolate, or watch a scary movie, that chemical makeup changes. You eat chocolate specifically to induce such a change in your brain chemistry. You take drugs, and a lot of them also alter your brain chemistry. How would this be any different? You are taking something in order to produce a desirable effect in your brain.
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Date: 2006-03-26 09:56 pm (UTC)Touche.
However, I would also argue that the mind is the center of the self. To alter my mind would be to alter my self, whereas my body is merely my physical reality avatar. Given this, I'd never advocate a person altering their mind in this way.
This is a bit of an interesting position. A brain is a set of chemical and electrical signals. When you eat chocolate, or watch a scary movie, that chemical makeup changes. You eat chocolate specifically to induce such a change in your brain chemistry. You take drugs, and a lot of them also alter your brain chemistry. How would this be any different? You are taking something in order to produce a desirable effect in your brain.