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23-10-2012, 04:54 PM
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RE: Imagine...
I'll definitely be curious as to where my consciousness will go in the last few seconds - how it will stop being me.
Will any part of my consciousness be recycled? Will my consciousness drift off in an electron particle and go into something else to make it work? Will it all be just completely worn out? Will it just wink out - like a light flickering, ready to go off for good? I'm not worried about it or even afraid of it, I don't wonder too often but when I do, I just wonder what will be going on. It's not something I think I'll thoroughly anticipate, until I'm at that point when I'm ready to go. Ha - then I'll probably be impatient; I'll think, come on - let's get this show on the road!!! ![]() A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move to higher levels. ~ Albert Einstein |
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23-10-2012, 05:06 PM
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(23-10-2012 04:37 PM)Chas Wrote:(23-10-2012 04:33 PM)Dom Wrote: Lol, you guys really have troubles visualizing that the world as you know it is irrelevant at some point. You have done the preparing to die while conscious of the world, you had your regrets and wishes and apologies and providing for your family and dogs and whatever you needed to settle before you go. There is that stage, yes. But before you go, there is a time when you detach. Lots of other stages lead up to that detachment, that is, if you go "naturally". Your nerves are not transmitting to the brain, the room you are in and the people in it do not register, parts of your brain are idle, you have ceased to receive or process any stimuli. Your brain is slowly shutting down. It is the last thing that shuts down completely, even after you have stopped breathing and you have stopped processing any external things, there are still some brain waves. This is where people who "have come back from death" (whose bodies responded to some medical procedure that was administered before the brain actually shut down all the way) report their bright lights and dead relatives and such. The angels appear and carry you off to eternal bliss. The devil shows up with horns and a pitch fork. Is that what you would imagine? Or do you sink back into complete comfort with a big sigh of relief? ![]() |
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23-10-2012, 05:46 PM
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I think both theists and atheists will be focused on family and loved ones until the last breath is
drawn. I'm sure there is a passing curiosity to wonder if you will awaken elsewhere but I really think that it won't be a major focus in your last minutes. Insanity - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results |
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23-10-2012, 05:47 PM
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(23-10-2012 04:54 PM)kim Wrote: I'll definitely be curious as to where my consciousness will go in the last few seconds - how it will stop being me. Your conciousness goes nowhere. As digestion is a function of the stomach and intestines, conciousness is a function of the brain and nervous system. When you die your stomach and intestines no longer digest food, and your brain ceases to facilitate conciousness. I mean, when have you ever heard anyone ask..."Where does my digestion go when I die?" |
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24-10-2012, 01:23 AM
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(23-10-2012 05:06 PM)Dom Wrote: This is where people who "have come back from death" (whose bodies responded to some medical procedure that was administered before the brain actually shut down all the way) report their bright lights and dead relatives and such. The angels appear and carry you off to eternal bliss. The devil shows up with horns and a pitch fork. Is that what you would imagine? Or do you sink back into complete comfort with a big sigh of relief? Why are these the only options?? Why are you describing such a narrow view of death? Do you genuinely believe everyone who does of natural causes dies exactly the same way? Or am I just not understanding you? Further, who knows what they will do on their death bed? Who can genuinely predict such a thing? He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy! -Brian's mum |
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24-10-2012, 05:33 AM
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(24-10-2012 01:23 AM)Cardinal Smurf Wrote:(23-10-2012 05:06 PM)Dom Wrote: This is where people who "have come back from death" (whose bodies responded to some medical procedure that was administered before the brain actually shut down all the way) report their bright lights and dead relatives and such. The angels appear and carry you off to eternal bliss. The devil shows up with horns and a pitch fork. Is that what you would imagine? Or do you sink back into complete comfort with a big sigh of relief? ROFLMAO, I give up. No, these are the most outrageous options I could think of, so your mind would go: "No, that is ridiculous, I imagine I would....." I guess this thread, while it brought up a lot of interesting comments, isn't going to work the way I thought. But now I wonder, how much imagination does atheism allow? Are we too fact bound to let the mind drift into the imaginary? Do we need imagination? I think we do. Imagination creates scenarios that then may or may not be proven with facts. Maybe I should start a thread about imagnation. Dunno why I find this interesting, but I do. ![]() |
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24-10-2012, 08:23 PM
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Did I remember to turn the coffee pot off?
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24-10-2012, 08:33 PM
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(24-10-2012 05:33 AM)Dom Wrote: But now I wonder, how much imagination does atheism allow? Are we too fact bound to let the mind drift into the imaginary?Considering that atheism only adresses the question of whether or not god(s) exist, it shouldn't restrict your imagination all that much. In fact, atheism and a belief in an afterlife and dualism are not mutually exclusive. Think of reincarnation, for instance. ![]() |
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24-10-2012, 10:22 PM
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(24-10-2012 05:33 AM)Dom Wrote:(24-10-2012 01:23 AM)Cardinal Smurf Wrote: Why are these the only options?? Why are you describing such a narrow view of death? Do you genuinely believe everyone who does of natural causes dies exactly the same way? Or am I just not understanding you? What had you been hoping for to begin with? He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy! -Brian's mum |
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