In spite of the world's minuscule amount of knowledge concerning the human brain, it is evident that our individual beliefs stem from this portion of the human body. Although, there is a debate on how beliefs begin to form it is apparent that the functioning brain is the main source that all the theory's share. With this in mind, what type of functions of the brain truly manufactures a belief system that resides in all human subconscious? According to how the human brain functions, beliefs occur as a result of our individual memories, which directly relates to five specific works of literature.
Firstly, the human brain is a complex organ that commands a variety of different functions within the human body. One specific function of the human
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To elaborate, Checkouts involves to teenagers who share a mutual attraction to each other, but they are both unaware of each other's desires. "Theory of mind is the is the ability to attribute mental states-beliefs, intents, desires, pretending, knowledge, etc. - to oneself and others to understand that others have beliefs, desires, intentions, and perspectives that are different from one's own (BK 1)." Additionally, readers are aware of the attraction that both characters share in this story, but they are unaware of what the true cause was behind the characters decision not to act on their mutual feelings. It is clear that the characters possessed the same desires, but as the theory of mind states, their perspectives possibly were different. Also, we are compelled to infer that both parties believed that their attraction would be one-sided and lead to an embarrassing rejection. Due to this belief, readers are left with a question, what caused the two characters to form this belief? Furthermore, readers can conclude that both characters in the story are acting on a memory that involves their