Thoughts Are Not Stored In The Brain

You may have seen studies that conclude that a thought is correlated with particular neuro-activity in a specific area of the brain.

But that doesn’t prove that thoughts are stored there.

According to philosopher David Hume, we can never directly observe causation; instead, we only see one event followed by another.

Belief in causation is based on a habit of the mind, rather than a necessary connection between events.

For example, Larry hits his head on a rock and part of his cortex gets damaged.

As a result, he can’t remember his wife’s name.

That’s proof the thought (memory) of his wife’s name was stored in the now damaged part of the brain, right?

Nope.

There was simply an observation of something happening, and then another thing happening, and then your mind has assumed a link between the two and made a conclusion that thought is stored in the brain.

Does that make sense?

If not, read from the top again until you understand.

This is cause and effect debunked.

Also consider that thoughts aren’t physical. You can’t touch them anywhere in or on your brain.

If you tried, you’d just be touching brain matter or neurons. Not the thought itself. But even this is an illusion.

See my article on Materialism Debunked.

For a more comprehensive explanation with responses to objections you may have, thought experiments, and practical exercises…

…watch the following video on why brains do not exist — by Epistemologist and Metaphysicist Leo Gura from Actualized.org:

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