We must be clear at all times that although the brain and the extensions of the central and autonomic nervous systems are necessary for life, we who follow Jesus do not believe that our minds—and therefore the essence of who we “are”—can be reduced to the neuronal activity of the brain. Thus, when we feel anger, imagine the Grand Canyon, cheer for our favorite soccer team, create a new sculpture or pray deeply with a particular image of God before us, we are modifying and adjusting the interaction between what is happening at the interface of our neurons and our perceiving mind, which cannot
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