> Otherwise, most of these questions become trivial when consciousness is considered as a physical, biological process bound to the brain. They're also fairly

> Otherwise, most of these questions become trivial when consciousness is considered as a physical, biological process bound to the brain. They're also fairly trivial if you imagine God created and controls everything and that's just the way it is. > What happens when you die or someone is born? Nothing. No afterlife, to karma, no reincarnation, no bardo, nothing. It's certainly plausible. But is it true? > And finally, are those questions even answerable? > Yes, I believe they are, but many people are uncomfortable with the ramifications of the answer as best supported by available evidence - we are purely physical beings existing within a purely physical universe. Despite all of the evidence from biology, neurology, chemistry, physics, etc. failing to show any credible evidence of a supernatural or non-biological component of consciousness apart from the brain, many people keep hoping someone will discover the soul someday and be free of the prison of material reality. Similarly, many people are uncomfortable with acknowledging that what is actually true about these matters. There seem to be certain ideas that make all people fundamentally nervous, and the question of consciousness seems to be one of the most powerful ones.