Re: afterlives—we have tons of data. Brain damage can cause loss of function in a way which varies depending on what part of the brain is damaged. Everything points towards total brain damage causing total lack of function. We also have evidence that stimulating one part of the brain can turn off consciousness, and some evidence that conscious experience requires many parts of the brain working together.
I posted about the first part of that somewhere, though apparently not in response to the linked post. Probably I did not respond to that one because I’d already made this point, and it gets tiring to see people ignoring it again.
Oh, interesting, thanks for sharing! Data is good; that’s cool that we know that, and I think I agree that it makes any afterlife extremely improbable. Sorry, I wasn’t ignoring your point, I just noticed this now as a result of having just realized I can click on the little orange envelop and see replies and private messages.
Re: afterlives—we have tons of data. Brain damage can cause loss of function in a way which varies depending on what part of the brain is damaged. Everything points towards total brain damage causing total lack of function. We also have evidence that stimulating one part of the brain can turn off consciousness, and some evidence that conscious experience requires many parts of the brain working together.
I posted about the first part of that somewhere, though apparently not in response to the linked post. Probably I did not respond to that one because I’d already made this point, and it gets tiring to see people ignoring it again.
Oh, interesting, thanks for sharing! Data is good; that’s cool that we know that, and I think I agree that it makes any afterlife extremely improbable. Sorry, I wasn’t ignoring your point, I just noticed this now as a result of having just realized I can click on the little orange envelop and see replies and private messages.