This looks like a stalemate, with some people believing in mind and others believing in matter.
As Napoleon Hill said, if the mind of man can believe, the mind of man can achieve.
"I always believed the mind is the best weapon", insisted John Rambo, before strapping some beefy rocket launchers to his forearms, in case his mind wandered.
He still wants to believe the mind is everything.
Leibniz believed that mind and body are separate but that their activities directly parallel each other.
He believes his mind is intact, yet there is no evidence of any physical cause.
"The Buddhist say, 'We are not a religion.' They believe in mind".
In her book, she writes: "I believe my mind is unable to deal with the horror and has blocked out some of the worst of what happened.
I believe the mind is attracted to those types of images because they force viewers to use their own imagination, allowing them to experience the wonder of possibility".
Are there no voices on that side willing to speak up for what they really believe, never mind the impact on their own careers?
She is embedded in our unconscious in a way that makes her loss peculiarly hard to believe, never mind come to terms with.
