... a car engine. It runs the physical processes of the body, such as movement, or producing the feeling of thirst. The human brain acts in a similar way to that of its animal counterparts. As Descartes put it, without the mind the human body would still operate. Our brain doesn't initiate any of the activities that take occur. Instead it reacts to ... a stimulus and takes the best measures. When we are thirsty the brain gets the message and then reacts by telling the body that it needs water. This message arrives at the ... . The mind serves one function and one function only, and that is...

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