The universe is an amazing thing; the myriad of knowledge left unknown is phenomenal, and some philosophers are brave enough to dive into one of the greatest mysteries of time. Is the mind distinct form the body? Desecrates Dualism theory believed that the body and mind are 2 separate entities; there is the body (brain) which is a complex machine that helps our body move and react, and that there is the mind (soul) which is a distinct entity form the body, that he mind can operate all on its own if “disconnected” from the body. Meanwhile other philosophers through many diverse backgrounds believe that the mind and body are one “machine” and are not separate entities, that they are one and will always be one being. This belief is called materialism …show more content…
He created four “rules” that if a theory still had some sort of truth after every rule was thrown at it, then he would adopt this theory as being true and looking into the matter more. Desecrates did so with the theory of, is the mind distinct from the body and concluded that yes, they are in fact distinct and two separate entities that work together and interact. Desecrates presumed Consciousness is the awareness you have of your ability to sense, feeling and thinking when you are awake, both Plato and Saint Augustine both adapted this belief but used metaphor’s to convey their meanings while Desecrates told everyone outright that he had deduced that the mind and body are two separate beings and interact, describing the consciousness , mind or "soul" seems to have "no weight, color, taste, mass , or physical dimension's" you cannot physically touch your consciousness, because it is subjective. Everyone experiences the world differently because all minds preserve things moving around us differently, and process that information individually. Desecrates believes that this is a double nature of human beings. We all preserve differently, both physically and consciously and that is an accepted part of life for many throughout