Lesson 2
Introduction
to the Brain Soul Complex
Review:
c.
The Interpretative cortex:
1. The gray matter
of this cortex is a part of a mechanism that presents interpretation of present
experience to conscience.
(i.e.
to the highest brain mechanism where the soul functions).
2. Clinical
evidence indicates that past experience can be
brought back in total detail.
3. The cortex forms
the storage banks for knowledge (i.e. experience, learning, etc.)
4. The brain has,
many uncommitted convolutions.
d. The Hippocampus Zone:
1. The hippocampi (2) stores the keys of access to the
record of consciousness. (keeps track of where info is stored)
2. In conjunction with the interpretative cortex they make
possible the scanning and recall of experiential memory leaving all
non-sentient data out.
3. If removed on one side, memory remains but if both are
removed ability to recall voluntarily is lost.
e. Central Gray
Matter of the Highest Brain Mechanism (Brain - stem the area of integration of
data)
1. Injury or
interference with function in the higher brain-stem even in small areas
abolishes consciousness completely.
2. Clinical
evidence indicates that this is the area of consciousness where it interfaces
with the soul. (any disruption is
called epilepsy or automatism)
3. A major attack
of epilepsy is when a discharge originates in the sensory or motor area of the
cerebral cortex and spills over into the brain stem - called "grand
mal."
4. A minor attack
is when a discharge originates in other than the sensory or motor area and
spills over to the brain-stem - called petit mal or automatism.
2. The problem stated:
a. Is man monistic or dualistic? Penfield asks the question - Does the brain
alone explain the mind? (pg 4-5)
"Either the brain action explains the mind or we must deal with two
elements."
b. Hippocrates
(Penfield pg 7-8)
3. Clinical evidence for the existence of the real
you.
a. Large removals of the cerebral cortex do not cause loss
of consciousness but injury to the higher brain stem can. (Penfield pg. 18 para. 1).
b. Epileptic discharge into the higher brain stem
producing petit mal produces complete amnesia, no decisions are made under
petit mal without precedent. (Penfield
pg. 76-77).
4. Conclusions:
a.
The brain and its function is similar to a computer.
b.
The soul is the programmer of the computer.
(Penfield
pg. 60-62, 83-85).
c.
The brain cannot will or decide.
d.
This all agrees with the W.O.G. as we will see!
Reference: Mystery
of the Mind by Wilder Penfield
The
Brain, The Soul and the Angelic Conflict by Ronnie A. Killingsworth
(Doctoral
Thesis 1978)
Overview of the
Brain - Soul Complex
1. Sin Nature is the source of sin, human good and evil.
a. This gene or combination of genes is found in the
chromosomes of every cell of every member of the human race (exception JC
only).
- it
is not a part of the soul
b. While this gene is carried by both male and female DNA
it is only transmitted by the male in his
sperm during fertilization. Rom
c. The female egg is uncontaminated during ovulation
giving 23 perfect chromosomes (minus sin nature) for fertilization.
d. The sin nature gene possessed by the female is supernaturally
removed from the egg by the process of meiosis.
Meiosis
refers to cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually
reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing
half the chromosome number.
e. The result is that every cell in our brain (bel or
unbel) has a gene contaminated by the sin nature consequently any information
coming into the brain is distorted by the sin nature, this "body of
sin/corruption".
- will discover that the addition of the human spirit for
the believer ensures we acquire a clear readout of doctrine into the analysis
center to make decisions from.
2. THE HUMAN BRAIN; the computer like function of the body
gives read-outs to the soul concerning the environment and makes thought
possible concerning both physical and spiritual reality.
a. It stores the decision and analysis concerning this
data from the soul in it's cerebral cortex for future use.
b. It sends out efferent impulses to the rest of the body
making the appropriate action, reaction, and response possible.
3. THE HUMAN SOUL.
a. While inseparably tied to the material brain process it
is a substance distinct in itself.
b. The soul is
higher than the brain and the place of mental conception or thought operations
which control the brain computer. (BC)
c. The soul is the
invisible but real you and is the seat of human life which God gives.
4. THE HUMAN
SPIRIT: Jn 3:6,7; 1 Thess 5:23; Heb 4:12; Lk 1:47.
a. At best we can
determine from current clinical information and the WOG the human spirit acts
as a spiritual brainstem. Prov 20:27;
Eph.1:17; Job 32:8.
b. This spiritual
brainstem acts as an integrative mechanism to ensure clear and undistorted
information (readouts) from the environment and brain computer to the analysis
center of the soul concerning physical reality and spiritual information. i.e.
a sp. apparatus. 1 Cor
- gives us the capacity to analyze
all input vs. dvpt
c. The empowering
of the indwelling Holy Spirit neutralizes the sin nature so the brain computer
stores correct information.
d. The human spirit
is the only link between the physical reality of man and the spiritual reality
of God. 1 Cor
- Corinthians thought they could
learn BD through human IQ.
5. It is impossible
to discern spiritual phenomena or to have a true relationship with God apart
from the activities of the human spirit and of God the HS. 1 Cor
6. Adam was created
first with a body and when God breathed into him the breath of lives he
received from God physical and spiritual life which included a human
spirit.
Gen
2:7,
a. When Adam transgressed the commandment by negative
volition and ate he died spiritually (lost the human spirit) Gen
b. Because of Adam's original sin (AOS) part of the
judgment that resulted was that a sin nature was imputed to him and to his
progeny.
c. Result was immediate spiritual death. 1 Cor
7. The indwelling
Holy Spirit indwells every cell of the body as does the sin nature gene to give
additional protection for the believers
in intensified stage of the A/C. 1 Cor
a. Doesn't function
without empowering of the HS; becomes a base of operations.
8. The empowering
of the Holy Spirit activates supernatural circuitry from the human spirit to
the analysis center of the soul to insure accurate information coming out of
the brain computer gets to the soul.
Therefore
the indwelling of Holy Spirit is the principle of victory over the sin nature
while the empowering of the Holy Spirit is the functional or operational
victory over the sin nature.
9. Remember that
our spiritual life is defined as being trichotomous (3) having body, soul, and
human spirit. 1 Thes 5:23