I am not being "cheeky" at all. No where in scripture is thought or emotion associated with the brain or the head. No where. It is always associated with the heart.
Let's look at the hebrew word, shall we? Here is what it actually means
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inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
- inner part, midst
- midst (of things)
- heart (of man)
- soul, heart (of man)
- mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
- inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
- conscience
- heart (of moral character)
- as seat of appetites
- as seat of emotions and passions 1a"
Apparently, in more recent times, it has come to mean an organ. Compare that with the word translated, and the idea trying to be conveyed. Then, look at all the ways the word was used..something like 929 times in the bible, to get a real clear pic. Simple. Why stumble on nats, and swallow camels?
Oh, and in case you think men were actually ignorant of the organ, have a gander at this.
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2Sa 18:14 -Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. Balance. Perspective. Honesty. With a dash of faith, and a sprinkle of the spiritual, make for a wonderfully clear understanding. No wonder the public education system is up Darwin's creek with no paddle.
You were not referring to miracles when you came up with the "Pre-Split Non-PO World" idea. Are you changing your tune now? Doesn't God carry out miracles after the "Split?"
Wait..if God changed not just a pool, or an arm of man, etc, but the universe of man, this is now not a miracle? Let's see you change it back, then..
The use of the word used to convey so many things, about the innermost part of man, or God even, does anything but cast doubt on God. It is a great word, that fits so many things. Locking it into the meaning of just one of the 929 verses, or a modern medical meaning is truly petty, easily blown away, and ridiculous.
Do you, then think God has a physical organ too!!!?
Ge 8:21 - And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the
LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of
man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. Obviously, since God is a spirit, that rules it out!