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Originally Posted by InJoy  Good questions.
I'm not at all sure that my personality resides solely in the brain either. Assuming that who I am resides outside of my brain (which I do), it's entirely possible that my personality, even my memories, "write" upon that consciousness, thereby creating permanancy.
For instance, and to answer one of Mysterygal's questions, let's say I were to get into an accident and "lose" my personality for the rest of my life. I believe that when I died, my consciousness would retain all of the experiences of my life, including the accident and the experience of a vegetative state. |
Why is it that memory, personality traits, and even facets of our consciousness can be lost due to brain damage? If those things reside outside of our brains, wouldn't they be immune to physical damage?
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Btw, I've not experienced life after death myself, so there's no way I can possibly prove (even to myself) that my beliefs in this case are true. I am basing my beliefs on my personal sense of how things are, and a few experiences I have personally had.
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Same here.
Only I believe consciousness doesn't continue because I haven't had any personal experiences that suggest otherwise.