Quote:yes the flesh becomes a piece of meat but the mind/conscience/personality doesn't.
You have made a positive claim, which attracts the burden of proof. Let's see it.
PS the plural of 'anecdote' is neither 'data' nor ' proof' .
Quote:You don't know that for sure Downbeat, just as no one else does. You are only surmising.
Actually, there is more convincing evidence for that position than for yours;Eg harm the brain,harm the mind.
There is NO credible evidence that ANYTHING survives death.
By all means believe what you like. However,be prepared to be challenged if you make a truth statement about things which seem to be a personal superstition
In case you didn't realise,this is an atheist forum. That means many of the people here are skeptics,and demand proof of truth claims.
Your claim of survival after deaths is an extraordinary one. As Carl Sagan said "extraordinary claims require extra ordinary evidence"