Re:Is there life after death? John Cleese discusses with pan...
by MadcapJake on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:46AM
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> If the mind is not the brain then what is it, then?
We have no external experience so we have no way to truly know the answer.
Could the brain be a conduit for some external interface for each mind?
Could the brain be an interface for some larger shared mind?
Could the brain be a vessel that carries the mind while the brain is alive?
Could the brain be a figment of the mind?
Just because science can't yet describe subjective post-death experiences doesn't mean they don't occur.
That being said, I'm personally in the rational constructivist camp wherein I think that our mental "scaffolding" obscures our ability to be objective when we try to reason about this. Though I am hopeful we find some answers someday!
We have no external experience so we have no way to truly know the answer.
Could the brain be a conduit for some external interface for each mind?
Could the brain be an interface for some larger shared mind?
Could the brain be a vessel that carries the mind while the brain is alive?
Could the brain be a figment of the mind?
Just because science can't yet describe subjective post-death experiences doesn't mean they don't occur.
That being said, I'm personally in the rational constructivist camp wherein I think that our mental "scaffolding" obscures our ability to be objective when we try to reason about this. Though I am hopeful we find some answers someday!