@pbrow
Searching for the source of consciousness in the brain is like searching for the source of the sound inside a radio.
Space Madness
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Evidence For Life After Death
by Space Madness ini'm not sure if i believe in life after death but i thought of something that has me leaning toward that direction.
unlike other living beings, humans have a consciousness that is separate from our brain.
two prime examples of this are addiction and dieting.
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Evidence For Life After Death
by Space Madness ini'm not sure if i believe in life after death but i thought of something that has me leaning toward that direction.
unlike other living beings, humans have a consciousness that is separate from our brain.
two prime examples of this are addiction and dieting.
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@cofty
People dream every single night but we can't always remember our dreams. Not being able to remember anything doesn't mean you weren't conscious.
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Evidence For Life After Death
by Space Madness ini'm not sure if i believe in life after death but i thought of something that has me leaning toward that direction.
unlike other living beings, humans have a consciousness that is separate from our brain.
two prime examples of this are addiction and dieting.
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Space Madness
How is it possible to push my arms against each other and make them resist each other? Having mutually exclusive desires is not evidence that consciousness is separate from the brain.
This is not a good analogy because your left and right arms are seperate therefore they can resist each other. You right arm can't resist your right arm and your left arm can't resist your left arm. You're actually making my case for me.
I suppose you could say the brain is resisting itself. I would say the brain may want something in the form of a fourth helping of chocolate cake. Another area of the brain knows that the fourth helping is not good for it for a number of different reasons. The brain then makes the decision that even though the fourth piece of the chocolate cake still tastes good it is not in the body's best interest to eat it. One part of the brain resisted another part of the brain.
I haven't studied neuroscience but that doesn't sound right at all. Specific areas of the brain handles specific functions. One area handles vision, another short term memory, another long term memory, another taste, another balance, another hearing, another learning, etc. This is the first time I heard of a healthy brain countering itself. I've heard of this for people with mental disorers such as schizophrenia. Would anyone who has knowlegde of this matter like to weigh in?
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Evidence For Life After Death
by Space Madness ini'm not sure if i believe in life after death but i thought of something that has me leaning toward that direction.
unlike other living beings, humans have a consciousness that is separate from our brain.
two prime examples of this are addiction and dieting.
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@pbrow
If our consciousness is not seperate from our brains, how is it possible for us to be consciously aware of what our brains want and still resist it. Is the brain resisting itself?
@viviane
We don't know if a person's consciousness cease to exist if their brain is destroyed because no one has ever come back from the dead. I don't understand what you mean by "addiction has well know physical causes". That doesn't change the fact that your brain is craving something that consciously do not want.
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Evidence For Life After Death
by Space Madness ini'm not sure if i believe in life after death but i thought of something that has me leaning toward that direction.
unlike other living beings, humans have a consciousness that is separate from our brain.
two prime examples of this are addiction and dieting.
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Space Madness
I'm not sure if I believe in life after death but I thought of something that has me leaning toward that direction. Unlike other living beings, humans have a consciousness that is separate from our brain. Two prime examples of this are addiction and dieting. When a person is addicted to drugs or alcohol, the brain will do anything possible to encourage us to feed our addictions. This includes bringing on very unpleasant withdraw symptoms that doesnt stop until the brain get its fix. Our conscious mind will do anything to counter our brain's desires by seeking medication, therapy, or going to rehab. The same is true with dieting. Although our brain tells us we should eat whenever we're hungry, our conscious mind will tell us to resist in order to maintain a healthy weight or to simply look nice. Despite what me may think, it appears our brain isnt in complete control. The only question is can this consciousness survive after the brain dies. If so, then that could mean we can survive death through our conscious minds.
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Where Can I Find a Map Of a Congregation's Territory?
by Space Madness inis there anywhere i can find a map of each congregations territory.
preferably congregations in cities such as new york, philadelphia, and washington d.c. since the elder's manual and confidential letters are online i figure this has to exist somewhere as well..
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Space Madness
I want to know the name of the congregation that's assigned to my neighborhood.
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Gotta love the internet!!
by ILoveTTATT ingotta love the internet... you can find out the watchtower deception in minutes.
this is an awesome example of cherrypicking:.
*** w79 2/15 p. 13 insight on the news ***.
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Space Madness
This isn't even up for debate. When it comes to war the 20th century was the bloodiest period in human history by a wide margin. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
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Where Can I Find a Map Of a Congregation's Territory?
by Space Madness inis there anywhere i can find a map of each congregations territory.
preferably congregations in cities such as new york, philadelphia, and washington d.c. since the elder's manual and confidential letters are online i figure this has to exist somewhere as well..
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Space Madness
Is there anywhere I can find a map of each congregations territory. Preferably congregations in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Since the elder's manual and confidential letters are online I figure this has to exist somewhere as well.
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Did Any Atheist/Agnostic Revert Back to Their Former Beliefs?
by Space Madness inare their any former atheist/agnostic on here who reverted to christianity or a belief in god.
i became an atheist back in july and it was the most unfulfilling depressive period of my life.
i'm now starting to rebuild my relationship with god and i'm already starting to feel a lot better.
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@galaxie
Assuming there is no God and all the positive results people experience are just a placebo effect, why exactly is that a problem? If belief in God makes me a better person, isn't that enough for me to justify my belief? Why get rid of something that's beneficial for me just because of the perceived evidence? It would be like someone stopping medication that's clearly working for them just because some people believe the evidence says it shouldn't work. There's no proof on whether God exist or not so I believe its logical to choose the one that yields the best results.
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Did Any Atheist/Agnostic Revert Back to Their Former Beliefs?
by Space Madness inare their any former atheist/agnostic on here who reverted to christianity or a belief in god.
i became an atheist back in july and it was the most unfulfilling depressive period of my life.
i'm now starting to rebuild my relationship with god and i'm already starting to feel a lot better.
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Space Madness
I mentioned on a previous thread how Atheist have higher suicide rates, are more depressed, and less charitable than those who believe in God. I recently learned that faith based alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers have higher success rates than secular rehab facilities. It appears to me that based on the statistics and my own experiences that most people benefit from a belief in a higher power. Every civilization in human history had a belief in God and I'm starting think that it's an essential element to living a meaningful life. I believe life in itself is evidence for the existence of God.