I have my brain

>>35201890
Have you tried being yourself and putting yourself out there?

>>35201979
Of course! I also tried believing in myself, that worked out just fine you stupid motivational cunt

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>>35201890
>But why should my thoughts have an influence on my body?

it's because the human nervous system is hardly limited to the brain (pic related). and this doesn't include the hormonal system which also plays a role in creating emotions. Adrenalin, for example, is secreted from a gland above the kidneys. This is why you can pretty much feel fear "in your gut."

It's autistic to think of yourself as a brain attached to an organic robot. You are your whole body. Even your highest functions are in no way separable from it.

>>35202040
Can I remove all those glands?

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>>35202070
>Can I remove all those glands?

it would be extremely painful

(also you'd die because glands regulate some vital functions such as blood sugar. that one in your neck pretty much regulates your whole biological clock)

>>35202125
What if humanity learn how to make the Futurama headache? Will the existence of those who become nothing more than a living head be more peaceful?

>>35201890
Your conscious thought is connected to your subconscious which you have less control over.

You can't stop flinching if you put your hand in hot coffee for example. You consciously command your hand to go into the coffee then when the pain hits your subconscious takes over.

>>35202181
>Will the existence of those who become nothing more than a living head be more peaceful?


maybe you would still feel some kind of emotional "interference" based on the chemicals in the tube they plugged into your brain. what you're looking for is an absolutely rational mind entirely (or, to the highest degree) separated from its body. What you're looking for isn't tranquility...it's like....god or some shit.

>>35202215
>You can't stop flinching if you put your hand in hot coffee for example. You consciously command your hand to go into the coffee then when the pain hits your subconscious takes over.

Inaccurate. "The subconscious" has nothing to do with reflexes. Those come from the spine. Nerve impulses such as intense pain don't bother going all the way up to the brain and instead just go to the spine. There, a reflex motion "command" is automatically sent out and you flinch. It's an entirely mechanical process and you're unaware of it because it didn't even reach your brain, not because it was played out by your subconscious. Your subconscious was probably too busy thinking about how that pen looks like a dick to focus on avoiding damage to the body.

The subconscious is a higher brain function responsible for many unconscious processes (dreams, for instance) with influence over many conscious ones (suppressed thoughts influencing behavior, for example). Reflexes are something else.