Im wondering that if we are the brain why we cant control things like pain and our immune system.
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You are not your brain. The thing you call your self, “I,” is like a piece of software, an adaptive construct or neural mechanism that allows abstract awareness beyond simply reacting to stimuli.
But ignoring that, think about just how much information your brain is handling at every moment. Your brain filters out a lot of “noise” that you don’t have to pay attention to. Do you have any idea how overwhelming it would be to have to constantly control every aspect of your biology? Imagine having to simultaneously tell your heart to beat, your lungs to breathe, your intestines to pump, your liver and kidneys to filter toxins, your glands to fight infections, your skin to sweat, your blood vessels to expand or contract, etc etc. You wouldn’t be able to do anything else but exist. Be glad that your brain handles all that stuff automatically.
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