Happy Thanksgiving To Canadians Everywhere

@very-rusty said
Who was the wise men that said you could stretch a brain?

-VR

Professor Peter Koestenbaum whom I had the privilege of working with from time to time, for a few years. He didn't say brain, he said mind.

@torunn said
Professor Peter Koestenbaum whom I had the privilege of working with from time to time, for a few years. He didn't say brain, he said mind.

So the brain has nothing to do with the mind?

The brain is an organ but the mind isn't. The brain is the physical place where the mind resides. ... The mind is the awareness of consciousness we know, the ability to control what we do, and know what we are doing and why. It is the ability to understand.

So how could that be stretched?

@very-rusty said
So the brain has nothing to do with the mind?

The brain is an organ but the mind isn't. The brain is the physical place where the mind resides. ... The mind is the awareness of consciousness we know, the ability to control what we do, and know what we are doing and why. It is the ability to understand.

So how could that be stretched?

Well, if you try hard enough you will see that it works... 😏 I suppose you could use a modern expression - to think outside the box.

@divegeester said
Well if that's true then my use of "hypocritical" was indeed misplaced. Somehow I was under the impression that the "thanks" was being given to the natives. Hence my initial comment.

Apologies.

The Pilgrims may have expressed some gratitude to the natives, but the main purpose
of the gathering, according to most historians, was to thank the Almighty.

@torunn said
Well, if you try hard enough you will see that it works... 😏 I suppose you could use a modern expression - to think outside the box.

LOL...I have problems thinking inside the box. 😉

-VR

@very-rusty said
LOL...I have problems thinking inside the box. 😉

-VR

Then you need to stretch your mind!

@torunn said
Then you need to stretch your mind!

Not going to happen, I see everything as being black or white, not much gray area.

-VR

@very-rusty said
Not going to happen, I see everything as being black or white, not much gray area.

-VR

I have been said to do the same thing, black/white, can't help it but I try not to go to extremes.

@torunn said
I have been said to do the same thing, black/white, can't help it but I try not to go to extremes.

I do that for both of us! 😉

-VR