Poll: You and your body. Do you get along?

[Earthmonger]

My mind and my body are separate beings.

I ended up thinking about this tonight and came to the realization that I've never thought of my body as anything more than a vehicle. We share a symbiotic relationship. I regularly speak to my body, both in thought and aloud, and always address it as its own entity. I respect my body, but I have no idea if my body respects me. It needs food. It needs sex. It needs sleep. It needs ibuprofen. It's cold. It's hot. Etc.

Frankly, I can't even claim this mind is me. But if not, then what am I? I bow before no gods, but who am I to question the credibility of souls? Meh. Answer the damn poll.

 

[bob-2000]

I often times fell rather indifferent to my body. I do like it though, it works pretty well and can cause me great pleasure (and pain, of course).

 

[Biosophilogical]

Your mind and body are indeed separate, but are also part of a single whole (meaning: you). So when you think those thoughts, all you are really thinking is that your mind is all that you are despite the fact that that is false, you are a human being, and as such, you are comprised of both body and mind (and after all, your mind is a physical object and is as much a part of your body as your heat or foot). So really, you are just doing that 'over-thinking' thing, which, BTW, is a big side-effect of any attempt to not be ignorant.

EDIT: Also, I tend to spew excrement out of my mouth in the form of words ... but then again I'm typing, so can you really trust anything I say?

 

[ceyriot]

My body and my mind are not separate.

Frankly, you could be a little crazy, but what do I know? I once stabbed someone with a pencil.

Only stabbed someone with a pencil?

Storytime (offtopic, but I'll get back on it)
This one time at band camp...'nuff said.

On Topic - Without my mind, my body would be nothing...and without my body my mind would be nothing. I think that sums up my views nicely enough.

 

[Versagen]

This topic reminds me of Schopenhauer. o-o

"The conscious mind is the servant, not the master, of these and other organs; these organs have an agenda which the conscious mind did not choose, and over which it has limited power."

Ahem.

I usually only feel separate from my body when I'm depressed or when I think about it; what I am isn't in my body, my soul isn't in my body, it's locked in my head and I'm stuck carting around this body, which is attached, but not in certainly sync. None of us really are; we don't know what our bodies do all day. We're slaves to the whims of our bodies; it tells us when to eat, when to sleep, when to use the bathroom, it tells us not to avoid pain and to seek out pleasure, but we don't know what it's doing in the meantime.

When I'm happy I don't think this way, so it could just be me being miserable thinking this way. Even though it's true.

 

[brainfreeze215]

I usually get my body and mind to work pretty well together.

 

[Earthmonger]

Your mind and body are indeed separate, but are also part of a single whole (meaning: you). So when you think those thoughts, all you are really thinking is that your mind is all that you are despite the fact that that is false, you are a human being, and as such, you are comprised of both body and mind (and after all, your mind is a physical object and is as much a part of your body as your heat or foot). So really, you are just doing that 'over-thinking' thing, which, BTW, is a big side-effect of any attempt to not be ignorant.

Strange to get a serious answer, here. Thanks. It is a little dispiriting though.

EDIT: Also, I tend to spew excrement out of my mouth in the form of words ... but then again I'm typing, so can you really trust anything I say?

Talking and typing are both actions of your body, so I guess your body is speaking to me.

 

[Biosophilogical]

Your mind and body are indeed separate, but are also part of a single whole (meaning: you). So when you think those thoughts, all you are really thinking is that your mind is all that you are despite the fact that that is false, you are a human being, and as such, you are comprised of both body and mind (and after all, your mind is a physical object and is as much a part of your body as your heat or foot). So really, you are just doing that 'over-thinking' thing, which, BTW, is a big side-effect of any attempt to not be ignorant.

Strange to get a serious answer, here. Thanks. It is a little dispiriting though.

EDIT: Also, I tend to spew excrement out of my mouth in the form of words ... but then again I'm typing, so can you really trust anything I say?

Talking and typing are both actions of your body, so I guess your body is speaking to me.

But my mind controls my body and yet is a part of it ... so is it my mind, body or both that are talking to you?

 

[Earthmonger]

But my mind controls my body and yet is a part of it ... so is it my mind, body or both that are talking to you?

As you said, it's an issue of trust. What you said seemed to make sense to me, so I can't just ignore it. But nor can I lend it my support either, with so much self-uncertainty on my part.

 

[Soxafloppin]

Nah, my mind and body and on a very similar wavelink, infact i think my body is my minds *****.

 

[Jing the Bandit]

My left foot has often led my hair follicles to assassination attempts.
No, I do not know how my foot told my hair to do something.

 

[Omikron009]

I've always wished I could become a disembodied intelligence, or transplant my brain into a robot body. But then I realized I would have no reason to eat, and eating is awesome. My body hates me because I mistreat him with bad food and no exercise. But he hasn't crapped out on me yet, so I guess we're okay right now.

 

[Earthmonger]

I usually only feel separate from my body when I'm depressed or when I think about it; what I am isn't in my body, my soul isn't in my body, it's locked in my head and I'm stuck carting around this body, which is attached, but not in certainly sync. None of us really are; we don't know what our bodies do all day. We're slaves to the whims of our bodies; it tells us when to eat, when to sleep, when to use the bathroom, it tells us not to avoid pain and to seek out pleasure, but we don't know what it's doing in the meantime.

When I'm happy I don't think this way, so it could just be me being miserable thinking this way. Even though it's true.

You make it sound as if we're prisoners in flesh. Disconcerting thought to dwell on. Think I'll try to avoid boring a hole in my skull to escape.

I don't think I'm depressed at the moment, but I often do have problems distinguishing between emotions. I probably over-analyze, as Biosophilogical said, and end up mired.

 

[Pseudonym2]

My neurology is screwed up so my body rarely does what my mind tells it to.

As for the mind/body duality, you should read Rene Descartes.

 

[Versagen]

You make it sound as if we're prisoners in flesh. Disconcerting thought to dwell on. Think I'll try to avoid boring a hole in my skull to escape.

I don't think I'm depressed at the moment, but I often do have problems distinguishing between emotions. I probably over-analyze, as Biosophilogical said, and end up mired.

Well, I wouldn't recommend trying to escape.

But we pretty much are. If I don't want to eat it will hurt. And then my body will override my decision and begin to consume itself. And we can't exactly get our livers and kidneys and lungs to stop working on command - not that we should want that power, but without it we pretty much are slaves working to please our bodies.

We do get outlets, though. Things that we can do without our bodies stopping us. Video games, reading, internet, movies... Stuff like that.

And it could just be how I am; I don't think about depressing things - philosophical or otherwise - until I actually am miserable and stuff. I'll forget all about this tomorrow morning.