RE: Worried there might be an afterlife
April 3, 2015 at 9:57 am
(This post was last modified: April 3, 2015 at 9:58 am by Faith No More.)
Scientific studies in neurology, especially the study of brain injuries, have shown that everything that makes up the conscious "you" is entirely dependent upon physical brain structure. People go through entire personality changes and cease to be the same person after severe brain injuries, most notably Phineas Gage. Without these brain structures, there is no "you" to exist, so even if something could exist beyond death, it would devoid of everything that creates your personality, perceptions, decision making ability and so on.
Neurology has shown that who we are is all wrapped up nicely inside our skulls, and once that shuts down, the things that make you "you" no longer function. It's just not possible for your psyche to exist after death.
Neurology has shown that who we are is all wrapped up nicely inside our skulls, and once that shuts down, the things that make you "you" no longer function. It's just not possible for your psyche to exist after death.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
