Emergence (Evolution)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Friday, October 11, 2013, 23:11 (4059 days ago) @ dhw

It is nice to find everyone apparently agreeing with me!-dhw questions "whether the identity can be independent of the body. George does not believe in an afterlife, and so I suspect that for him (he will correct me if I am wrong) "emergence" ends when the biochemical processes end."-This is indeed a correct understanding of my view.-dhw says DT thinks identity is "something non-material that can survive death." I just don't see how this could possibly happen. A lot of it depends on the linkages within the nervous system that have been set up as a result of one's life experiences. These clearly do not survive death.

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GPJ