Shouldn't you not be surprised that I'm supposedly having difficulty understanding you? — Noble Dust
Are you meaning "life" in a strictly biological sense, or could disembodied consciousness work? — TiredThinker
I prefer to not think they’re merely dreams because people consider them far more profound and in a way that changes their perspective basically for life. No everyday dream I might have does that. And certainly none have informed me of anything. — TiredThinker
Cheers, thanks for the kind words, ND... — Janus
My advice is to not disparage your interlocutors. — Noble Dust
I say no one exists without the living body. I may be wrong and you may be right. So refute my contention if you can – make the case:If you exist yet your body does not,then you are not your body, yes[/s[?— Bartricks
Yes Hugh. There's a vast literature on the topic. Books and books and books.
It's all to do with a puzzle presented to us by Epicurus.
He thought death could not be a harm to us, for we do not exist and yet we would need to exist in order to be harmed by it. As he put, where death is, we are not, and where we are, death is not. — Bartricks
Cheers; apologies for not being around much. I should change that. — Noble Dust
I don't want evidence, I want proof, of postmortem persistence of my/our consciousness! — Agent Smith
Dr. Bartricks, you will make the fucking case. — 180 Proof
I often wonder whether being around here is worthwhile; it's certainly made more worthwhile by interlocutors who are serious, open-minded and of good faith such as yourself. — Janus
I'm familiar with Epicurus' idea that we cannot be harmed by death if we are nothing when dead. We can certainly be harmed by dying though, which alone is enough to explain peoples' fears — Janus
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