In fact I do not think that the species has evolved towards any more intelligence or capability. — charleton
John Harris is Thanatos Sand, right? Who else could sound so much like Thanatos Sand? — Michael Ossipoff
In quantum field theory, matter is a vibrating quantum energy field that is spread out in all space and particles are localized energy excitations of this field. — litewave
The quantum stuff (I hesitate to call if anything, though Bohm named it the Quantum Potential) leaves open the possibility that at the deepest level of the universe, there is mind/consciousness that transitions out morph's into stuff that feels substantial.
There's no evidence backing that, but if it were true, It could also be the location of Angels, God, or demons. — John Harris
Then I need a brain to be conscious? If I were just a soul without a brain then there would be no difference in the experience of me being physically dead in a world with no souls, and me being a soul disconnected from a brain. Can I only be aware of, or know, that I am a soul when I am connected to my body?If the brain is reconstructing memory with a specific wave then damage to the brain caused by toxins which the brain becomes less and less capable of dealing with (e.g. foreign chemicals or drugs) will disrupt the brain's ability to correctly construct the wave. This would be analagous to damage to the TV tuning function. — Rich
There is evidence in every day life
No one is possessed by some mysterious outside forces (so called natural laws or natural selection) that are determining their lives (an ancient superstition).
Then I need a brain to be conscious? — Harry Hindu
You need a brain to reveal. The mind/memory might still be there without awareness.
So, the question is what might it feel like when someone is brain-dead? This is an interesting philosophical question. For me, it is that point in that sleep state, when there is nothing. Quiet. What in Taiji is called Wuji state. And then POP!, one is awake. So memory/mind persists through the sleep state and somehow reawakens itself, only to go back into it. — Rich
Then the soul can never be self-aware on it's own? — Harry Hindu
So much for the "after-life". It wouldn't be much of a life if you aren't aware of anything. — Harry Hindu
I don't make a computer of myself because that would not only be silly, I would have wasted my life
So much for the "after-life". It wouldn't be much of a life if you aren't aware of anything. — Harry Hindu
As far as I am concerned many people consider soul great music, I'm more on the rock side of the fence. — charleton
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