Does Consciousness die when you die?
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Does Consciousness die when you die?
If you listen to Western materialist/reductionist science, the answer is a disheartening no. Consciousness, it is believed, arises from physical processes within the brain and when we die, consciousness dies with it, and it’s anyone’s guess as to what happens next.
Are near-death experiences a return to consciousness?
This anecdotal evidence demonstrates that the near-death experience is a return to consciousness at the point of death, when the brain is dying. Dr. Melvin Morse thoroughly researched Olga’s testimony and every detail had objective verification including the scribbled note by the son-in-law.” [1]
What happens to consciousness when the brain and heart stop working?
If consciousness is a product of the brain and nothing else, then when the brain and heart stop functioning, consciousness should also cease to exist. But unfortunately the evidence we do have shows that this is most definitely not the case.
What happens in the minutes after death?
We may have some consciousness in the minutes after death. Accounts of near-death experiences have been circulating since the 1970s when CPR began resuscitating people after cardiac arrest. A bright light. A compassionate, peaceful being. Deceased loved ones waiting with open arms.
Do consciousness and consciousness exist outside the brain?
In the same vein, all of the energies and biophysical phenomena that the brain experiences as consciousness do indeed exist independently and outside of the brain (e. g ., physics, chemistry and quantum events). But the wondrous experience of consciousness itself seems to require a brain to give rise to it and a brain-based mind to perceive it.
What are the three concepts of consciousness?
Concepts of Consciousness 1 2.1 Creature Consciousness. An animal, person or other cognitive system may be regarded as conscious in a number of different senses. 2 2.2 State consciousness. The notion of a conscious mental state also has a variety of distinct though perhaps interrelated meanings. 3 2.3 Consciousness as an entity.