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Why do people believe in an afterlife? How could our consciousness survive after death? Our brain is what makes up our personality. For example, if a person suffers brain damage they will become a different person. They may not be able to talk, they may become delayed. So, which version of the person goes to heaven? The person prior to the accident, or the person after? You see we never stay they same person. We are constantly changing. There is NO possible way human beings so called "souls" could move on to the after life. No brain = no person. Once our brain dies, what is their to sustain our personalities? We are the sum of our personality. Once our personalities die, so do we. So, how could you go to the afterlife if you are no long you anymore. Exactly you can't. What makes me "me" is my personality. If you get rid of my personality what is left? Nothing. Can someone explain to me how they can believe they go on to the after life if their brains die.
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I'll take a shot at explaining my thoughts on this...
I think the key here is that my consciousness is different (and far greater) than my personality. Who I am at my core, my very identity - my soul, if you will - does not change. My personality can change. In high school, I was much more of a people person that I was in college. I'm not sure why that shift took place, but it did, and at a very fundamental level of my personality. However, my identity did not change. I was still John P (and still am). So, I would say that if a person suffers brain damage, or has some other life-altering experience, then even though they may seem different to the world, and vice versa, their identity has not changed.
This soul is what I believe lives on after death. It is unchanging and permanent, even after this life has ended.