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“Mind-Body distinction” We usually view the mind as the brain and body as something physical. The mind may be better known and understood when one is thinking. When thinking, the mind is made up purely of thoughts and the body is an extension. The mind is telling the body what to do. The mind is a mental entity and the brain itself is the physical body. Although one can not have a mind with out …

…to remove or alter mental pictures we may have. Finally, it would seem that the physical and non-physical could interact with each other. The physical and non- physical have many things in common with each other, making them be able to interact with each other. Dualism explains that the mind is one thing and the body another. I believe this is true. However, I also understand that you cannot have one with out the other.