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Last year, a good friend of my friend passed away. His death affected my friend deeply to the point that my friend was determined to find evidence of the conti
by ne0flex 5y ago
Last year, a good friend of my friend passed away. His death affected my friend deeply to the point that my friend was determined to find evidence of the continuance of consciousness after death and becoming extremely depressed. My friend believes that life is utterly meaningless if there is no consciousness after death, to the point where he's considering suicide because once he's dead he wouldn't know he committed suicide, and those around him will eventually die and not know that he committed suicide.
Due to this, he doesn't want to accept that consciousness may just boil down to natural processes and is hoping that there is something more.
- mjrpes 5y agoIt sounds like your friend is less worried about consciousness in general disappearing and more worried about his consciousness disappearing. Consciousness as thing can never completely go away. Even if the universe dies out, given enough time, even if the span of time seems infinite, a new hospitable universe will be born that contains conscious beings. If this wasn't true, how could we even exist right now?
- ne0flex 5y agoSure a new hospitable universe that contains conscious things may come into existence in the future but that doesn't your consciousness would come back with your memories. And the possibility of the consciousness of your loved ones existing alongside in the new universe seems slim.