Article February 20, 1971 Issue

Are "ten billion thought-cells" a Mind?

ALLEN W. CHURCH

Philosophers, natural scientists, physicians, scholars—even witch doctors—have, for centuries, explored theories that the human brain is the source of intelligence. The highly technical material research of today still attempts to answer humanly the old questions: What and where is mind? How does the human brain produce intelligence?

Present-day theories assert that the cerebrum portion of the brain, composed of a gray knot of some ten billion thought-cells, supplemented by a vast network of nerves carrying thought impulses similar to electrical impulses to all parts of the body, is where and how intelligence is manufactured, warehoused, and activated. According to such theories, each individual is involuntarily provided with a material thought-factory.

Thus the materialist, in his attempt to describe the source of intelligence, deals solely with matter in research and conclusions. He almost invariably leaves God out of consideration. Ignorance of the true nature of God, absorption in materialistic pursuits, and belief in powers that have nothing to do with Deity support the illusion that man is created materially.

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