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Pastimes : The Philosophical Porch
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To: FrozenZ who wrote (179)8/8/2005 2:03:54 PM
From: FrozenZ  Read Replies (1) of 26251
 
Back to the original subject which is the question as to whether someone can pass into unconscious nothingness at death.

Again I maintain that such a state cannot exist, by the very definition of exist.

On the surface someone might think consciousness could cease similarly to going unconscious during surgery. But the fact is, even in this unconscious state there is a form of consciousness by the very fact that when you wake up you can remember being unconscious!

If you did not have that memory and a distinct impression of what it was like, then when you opened your eyes after surgery you would say to the doctor, "Ok, put me under and we can start," and he would say, "I have already put you under, did the operation and am now done."

You would say "no, that can't be, I have no sense of having been under."

You do have a sense of it because there was a form of consciousness in operation.
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