--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Stuart W. Mirsky" <SWMirsky@...> wrote: > Do we have a mental life or not? What does that even mean? In what way is having a mental life different from having a life? > When we're not paying attention to our immediate surroundings but > lost in thought, are there mental things going on? What does "there mental things going on" add to "I am lost in thought." I don't see the point of adding the word "mental" in these cases. Regards, Neil