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Comment by mentos

5 days ago

I’d say it’s possible to experience mental anguish/worry without the body participating. Solely a cognitive pain from consternation.

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AndrewKemendo  5 days ago

You can’t cognate without a body - the brain and body is a material system tightly coupled

  • vidarh  5 days ago

    Ignoring that "cognate" isn't a verb, we have basis for making any claim about the necessity of that coupling.

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