The problem xonage is having is that he doesn't like to be told he is wrong. Unfortunately for him, that is not how one learns new things.
Here are the facts. The human body's autonomic functions create the energy that allows the brain to function. Brain functions create the self-awareness known as consciousness. When the body's autonomic functions stop, the functions of the brain also stop. When the functions of the brain stop, consciousness (self-awareness) stops being generated. That, in a nutshell, is death.
There is no scientific evidence of anything beyond that point. There is no evidence that any sort of 'life-force' exists separately from the body. That being true, there is no reason to believe that one does exist separately from the body. The evidence indicates that when the brain stops generating the 'mind', the mind ceases to exist, as it is no longer being generated.
Why would someone believe that it somehow continues to exist on its own? There is nothing to suggest that it does, unless you count wishful thinking and/or religious dogma.
Xonage, you asked a question and have had it explained to you how and why that question was flawed. You were then given several very clear explanations that, if you really wanted answers, should have cleared up your misconceptions. Instead of accepting the truth, however, you began to toss around insults (not jokes). Instead of allowing yourself to learn something, you chose to cling tenaciously to your flawed ideas. You have acted like a Christian, in other words.
It reminds me of discussions I have had with Christians that claim they know the soul exists, because they can feel that there is more to them than simply their physical bodies. They are wrong. What they feel is simply their own consciousness. Their own self-awareness. It may feel like it extends beyond the physical, but that is simply an illusion caused by their own introspection.
You are alive now. What you do in this life matters. Now. Don't worry about what comes after, since there is no evidence that there is an after.
Here are the facts. The human body's autonomic functions create the energy that allows the brain to function. Brain functions create the self-awareness known as consciousness. When the body's autonomic functions stop, the functions of the brain also stop. When the functions of the brain stop, consciousness (self-awareness) stops being generated. That, in a nutshell, is death.
There is no scientific evidence of anything beyond that point. There is no evidence that any sort of 'life-force' exists separately from the body. That being true, there is no reason to believe that one does exist separately from the body. The evidence indicates that when the brain stops generating the 'mind', the mind ceases to exist, as it is no longer being generated.
Why would someone believe that it somehow continues to exist on its own? There is nothing to suggest that it does, unless you count wishful thinking and/or religious dogma.
Xonage, you asked a question and have had it explained to you how and why that question was flawed. You were then given several very clear explanations that, if you really wanted answers, should have cleared up your misconceptions. Instead of accepting the truth, however, you began to toss around insults (not jokes). Instead of allowing yourself to learn something, you chose to cling tenaciously to your flawed ideas. You have acted like a Christian, in other words.
It reminds me of discussions I have had with Christians that claim they know the soul exists, because they can feel that there is more to them than simply their physical bodies. They are wrong. What they feel is simply their own consciousness. Their own self-awareness. It may feel like it extends beyond the physical, but that is simply an illusion caused by their own introspection.
You are alive now. What you do in this life matters. Now. Don't worry about what comes after, since there is no evidence that there is an after.
