Human Consciousness: how we observe (Humans)

by David Turell , Tuesday, August 16, 2016, 18:32 (3022 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: As before, I view all animals without a brain as automatons. Caesar had a brain and an animal soul in my view. I also believe consciousness requires a brain to be received, as shown by NDE studies. This fits dualism.
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> dhw: NDE studies suggest the exact opposite: the clinically dead patients still have their identity, their memories and the ability to think, perceive and communicate. Their consciousness therefore survives without a brain, and so no receiver is required. This fits dualism, and so according to your beliefs, consciousness does not require a brain.-You say NDE studies mean the opposite. No. van Lommel's book, Consciousness Beyond Life, 2010, basically proposes dualism in that the brain is a receiver (like a radio). While the brain is unconscious because it is not functioning, the NDE person's consciousness still receives the info of the episode and passes it back to the person when their brain revives. I hope that clears up this point.