While physical states can be publicly known, mental states are only privately known. This characteristic of the mind is not shared with the brain; the properties of the brain and the mind are not identical.

J. Warner Wallace
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When I think about it, what do I really know about myself? Am I selfish? Am I generous? Am I humble? What would the world think of me if I could read minds? These are all questions that can only be answered by one’s own mind. Also, because we know our minds so well, we tend to form opinions about them without realizing it. We can hold beliefs about ourselves that are false and believe them to be true. If our minds were identical to the brain, however, we would not be able to do this. This fact is evidence that the mind is not identical to the brain.

Source: Gods Crime Scene: A Coldcase Detective Examines The Evidence For A Divinely Created Universe

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