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Originally posted by arpgme
I hate how people try to do this "duality" thing, splitting up the brain into two parts and making one seem "better" than the other. Some people get annoyed and say "You need to be logical - use your left brain", and other people say "you need to be more creative and random - use your right brain".
The Left Brain does not need to be "De-Programmed" that is so unnatural, suppressing one entire SIDE of a brain. I don't even think it is possible. Once you read these words, you are using the Left-Brain. They try to say that music is a right brain thing but if you listen to music the LEFT brain will understand the RHYTHM (PATTERN) of the beat.
What we need is honesty. We need a balance.
If you choose to believe in things, even if they are proven wrong, you are imbalanced using too much of the right-brain. If your life is chaotic, always changing too much, you are using too much of the right brain.
If you choose to only believe in things that follow patterns (mostly materialism), and unable to accept new strange different types of information then you are too left-brained. If your life is boring and you feel like you are repeating the same exact patterns, then you are using too much of the left brain.
What we need is HONESTY, so that people can naturally FLOW from using both sides when necessary...
For example, I just say I *HATE* when people try to do this duality thing and make it seem like it is possible to just dismiss and entire half of the brain. This is a right-brain statement. Then I talked about *HOW* both are needed, like the right-brain enjoying music and the left-brain understanding pattern. This is a left-brain statement.
Originally posted by TheSubversiveOne
reply to post by LoveisanArt
Each hemisphere needs the other to operate properly. If you deprogram one, you'll likely affect the other. Why would anyone want to do that? What do you fear about rationallity, logic and the ability to analyze? Is it because they tell you your lofty spiritual ideals are irrational and illogical?
What do you fear about rationallity, logic and the ability to analyze
Originally posted by LoveisanArt
I am more logical, analytical as in ways of thinking. There is nothing wrong with it. This is mostly because since I came into this World, I was forced to confrom to a system which lead me into one path of percieving this reality; Logically, analytically... this is why I implied that early schooling, majority of their courses cause the student to think and perceive logically. When not all students and humans are logical thinkers! Its FORCING the mind (programming) to see in ways "they" what you too.
This brings disharmony to the creative, intutive, imaginative, free thinking mind which you came to this planet with. Is this still confusing to you?
~ Love is an art
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by TheSubversiveOne
What do you fear about rationallity, logic and the ability to analyze
I have a very coherent answer for this question. What is one thing we are all aiming for in life? To live. Part of that is survival. Logical processes and rationality state that you do whatever you can to survive. Right-brain thinking involves morals and all those ideas that don't have a concrete basis, just emotion.
It is emotion that enables our compassion, our trust, our compulsion to share with someone in need. Sympathy, empathy, all of these are emotional and therefore right-brain.
Left-brain doesn't deal in emotion, because emotion is illogical, insubstantial, and often confusing and contradictory. It's inconvenient to the logical processes.
In short, being left-brained means you would be purely self-serving. Right-brain is service to others because of its emotional basis.
And humans are a species of extremes. Left-brain or right-brain, you're going to push it as far as you can because developing these things feels like you have purpose in life, the other thing we all fight for. And if you're left-brained, that means you're going to fight to keep yourself alive as long as you can, using whatever means necessary.
Even at the expense of others.
edit on 9-8-2012 by AfterInfinity because: (no reason given)
Do you understand now?
Originally posted by LoveisanArt
Its not elimating the LOGICAL MIND. Where are you people getting this from? IF you read an article, and skim through it, you particially understand was is being said byt the author. Which you have successfully done
To choose one over the other is to do a great disservice to oneself.
You lost me at "coherent answer"
Alternatively, so-called "mirror neurons," located on the opposite side of the brain from the damaged area, can become involved in roles that the injured region used to have, he said. For instance, an injury to the left hemisphere of the brain, which in 95% of people controls the capacity to understand and generate language, doesn't necessarily mean the patient can never have a conversation again. That's because the right side of the brain can take over some language functions.
The flip side of plasticity is pruning. Brain areas can shrivel away if they are not being used. When it comes to using your limbs and other basic functions, it is basically a "use it or lose it" situation, Gupta said. If you don't use your right arm, for instance, the part of the brain corresponding to its usage will deteriorate, Gupta said. That's why rehabilitation to relearn how to move limbs and speak again is so important.