Dualism and Physicalism
Should we, as human beings, think of ourselves as made out of two different substances, like Decartes argued? Or are you persuaded by the arguments of physicalism that we are purely physical beings?
If you agree with Descartes, how would you explain the fact that our mental life seems to be very closely connected to a physical organ, namely the brain. If you agree with physicalism, how do you explain the fact that our mental life seems to be like nothing else in the physical world (think of how unique something like consciousness is, for example).
Write your thoughts on these issues

I agree with Descartes argument by saying that we should think of ourselves as made out of two different substances. Even though the physical part takes a big in this discussion I think that there is something else besides the “physical or material components” that make us humans. If was just genetics how would we explain identical twins where one is schizophrenic and the other one is normal? How about homosexuals? It is such a delicate subject but how can we argue that as being just physicalist? We just can’t. I believe the there is an essence in every human being that make us who we are.