It's scary to think about this, but it's likely true. Our consciousness is a product of the collective biological processes of our bodies, and once those biological processes no longer function (i.e. once we die), we will no longer be conscious. We can't comprehend not being conscious forever, so some of us imagine we'll be conscious in an afterlife, while others accept the uncomfortable yet undeniable truth of the finiteness of our consciousness.
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#atheism #materialism #naturalism #physicalism
Christopher Stewart •
rational / irrational is a misleading criterion... the relevant criterion there is intelligent / not intelligent... some intelligence is conveyed through irrational processes, such as intuition, emotion, inspiration, and the likes...
reason builds maps... truth resides on the territory...
reason builds abstractions... truth resides in experience...
truth is not scary... misleading maps are scary...