The difference between us is the way we use the word Noetic. I use the word to refer to our ability to know and be conscious, and to knowingness in general, not only through the intellect. So, yes, belief comes via the brain. Knowingness comes via the mind. The finest knowingness is consciousness of life and consciousness itself.
Life holds a simple peace and a mighty power.
The peace can anchor us from the inside and give clarity. The might can overpower chaos and resistance, both our own and that which is imposed. Our capacity for awareness is the door to enter this peace and power. We're aware and we feel life. We have subjective lives.