Warning: I have only recently discovered Skeptiko and the controversial topics that go with it. I remain relatively agnostic to materialism and the mind=brain debate. I apologize if any questions I ask are basic concepts to the sharp minds on this forum. Now with the warning out of the way, let me continue with my question.
I found an article on why atheists still choose to believe in an afterlife. There, I found a point about consciousness that I wanted to be answered/debated here.
“The fact that we have long periods of unconsciousness when we are asleep should remind us that consciousness is not an uninterrupted phenomenon, and its interruptions are evidence that it might well not be a permanent one either. But for many, it is hard to imagine not existing at all.”
Any thoughts or rebuttals?
Here is the article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...inguished-thinkers-curious-contradiction.html
I found an article on why atheists still choose to believe in an afterlife. There, I found a point about consciousness that I wanted to be answered/debated here.
“The fact that we have long periods of unconsciousness when we are asleep should remind us that consciousness is not an uninterrupted phenomenon, and its interruptions are evidence that it might well not be a permanent one either. But for many, it is hard to imagine not existing at all.”
Any thoughts or rebuttals?
Here is the article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...inguished-thinkers-curious-contradiction.html