Are hypnotic suggestions akin to software and the brain like a computer?
A. Sort of. These metaphors suit our current thinking. They serve as handy shorthand for describing the process of hypnosis. But just as Newtonian physics was revolutionized by Einstein and his theories later brought into question by quantum physics so our metaphors will likely be superseded when we understand more about how the brain functions. Meanwhile, just as Newtons ideas are still useful in certain contexts, so too is the idea that our minds are somewhat like computers. However, remember that a computer spits out exactly what is entered into it. The human mind modifies the information entered.
