Now, back to the question, “How do you get from atoms to self-consciousness?” How do you get from the atomic chemistry in your brain to a mental thought - maybe even the thought about how fascinating this column is? If we are all just a conglomeration of atoms like the Darwinists, or the atheists, or even some of the Michaels of the world say we are, then from whence doest thou thoughts come? States of self-consciousness are not our brains. The brain is a part of our body. It is made up of cells, which are made up of atoms. The brain and self-conscious states, or we can say the mind, are two different things.