What does 'external intervention mean'?

What kind of medication? For the air too is 'medication'.

[quote=vky]can the mind be primed to heal the body without external intervention?

http://mobile.nytimes.co...&_r=0&referrer=[/quote]

It is always 'all' in the 'mind'

Thanks Tycho. You are quite right.

I digress. A new creature living on sea bed has just been discoverd, was it in the mind? A new one will be discovered 2100 is it in the mind now ?

Mind does not know?

Understanding your point of view, I grudgingly agree.

But for debate's sake, aren't 'know' and 'doesn't know' mutually exclusive?

It is often said that a major distinction of human beings is the ability of the mind to 'look back on itself' - to assume an external viewing point (even where none exists) for the purpose of critical self questioning.

This is not to say that the mind understand itself fully. Far from it.

There is a relationship between 'understanding' and 'knowledge'. What is it?

[quote=vky]can the mind be primed to heal the body without external intervention?

http://mobile.nytimes.co...&_r=0&referrer=[/quote]


I think we might be losing the really big implications of this article. Let me stretch things a bit here:

1. The mind is the most important actor in healing, aging, performance etc. That is why in some cases placebos are seen to work better than the real item. They incite the mind to get working.

2. All medicine is a placebo. It is not the drugs that heal but the mind. The entire medical industry is therefore based on a lie.

3. The only value we get from drugs, diet, exercise etc, is because these serve as reinforcers (crutches) for the mind. Once you swallow that concoction you expect to get better and so you do.

4. Jesus was right 'your faith has healed you'

Have a mindful weekend, won't you?