(April 11, 2011 at 5:27 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Near death "experiences" suggests the odds of people halucinating when they are going through a traumatic event are pretty good. I might even say 50/50, but I think that is a bit high. The safest option is to bet that they are halucinating during a traumatic event.Yes, I agree with you. It may very well be just hallucinations and nothing more.
Quote:Actually science has proven this to be true over and over again. The brain is dead, so you can think. When the brain is dead, you no longer have an idea of "self" or anything else. Your thoughts ARE your ego, your thoughts ARE electrochemical..once that reaction stops, there is no more YOU.True that no brain activity is normally associated with death. That however proves nothing insofar as a "soul"/""spirit" is concerned, as it would not depend on electromagnetic activity.
Quote:People who say otherwise best have some OUTSTANDING EVIDENCE or prepare to be accused of being ignorant or deluded.People who believe otherwise are in the same position as you. No proof either way.
Quote:Science has also proven that life comes from lifeless particles. Life is made from DNA. DNA is composed of Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen. Four lifeless elements come together to create life. Anyone who claims otherwise should have OUTSTANDING eveidence to the contrary or expect to be accused of being ignorant or deluded.Yes, they have found what lifeless particles are present, yet unable to create a living organism using only those particles. It should be easy, should it not be? Just four little elements and the big wigs are unable to create a living organism despite the best technology and untold experiments? (They have to rely on existing living organisms)
However, we are going off at a tangent. The question is about having a problem with death. What is the problem? How can that be a problem if all there is to it is to stop living? Please explain to me why in principle it is a problem? Just because we are a newer model ape?
