Yadda wrote on Nov 21
st, 2017 at 11:45am:
1/ "brain injury.....can have massive changes in personality"
Nope.
No, i don't accept that that conclusion, is at all certain or proven.
Well I've provided 2 examples showing that it DOES in my reply #61. If you google
brain injury personality change
you will see that this is an accepted medical phenomena.
Yadda wrote on Nov 21
st, 2017 at 11:45am:
Your argument is that if the brain or the physical body is destroyed then the personality of an individual will be irrevocably lost or changed ?
Though our physical body [in this world], is that 'thing' which makes us readily recognisable, as an individual, to those around us,
i would argue, that our physical body does not 'possess' any intimate connection, or influence, upon the essence of who we are.
i.e.
To our personality.
There are numerous examples of our physical body affecting our personality. Puberty is the most obvious. Hormones released by the body not only produce physical changes but they also produce personality changes.
Menopause - another hormonal change that produces changes in personality.
Dementia - a physical deterioration of the brain which doesn't just cause loss of memory, it also causes personality changes. Drugs - (both illicit and prescription) can cause personality and mood changes.
Mental illness has also been shown to often be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.
There is ample evidence that our personalities rely heavily on the physical processes of our physical body.