The Mind and Brain: Same or Different

### An Evening of Exploration into the Nature of Consciousness

What are you, really? Are you simply the firing of neurons in a three-pound lump of tissue — or is there something more? Join us for a fascinating and thought-provoking evening as we dive into one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science and philosophy: the relationship between the mind and the brain.
This special two-session evening will challenge assumptions, present cutting-edge research, and leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about consciousness, identity, and what it means to be alive.
Session One — The Brain as Mind
We open by exploring the case that consciousness is a product of the brain. What do neuroscience and philosophy tell us about how awareness, personality, and experience emerge from physical matter? We'll unpack the fascinating idea of emergence — how something as rich as conscious experience might arise from neural complexity

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Session Two — Beyond the Brain
In the second half, we turn the question around. What if the mind is not entirely reducible to the brain? We examine compelling and rigorously researched evidence that challenges the purely physical view

This is not a talk about belief. It's a talk about evidence/experience, open inquiry, and the courage to sit with big questions.
All perspectives welcome. No prior knowledge needed — just a curious mind.

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