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> half-alive state The brain can't be "half-alive" after you've died.

• wtetzner 5mo ago
  > I do not think we understand consciousness enough to rule out what those brains are experiencing.
  • cj 5mo ago
    The parent edited their comment, wasn’t there when I replied. But if you believe your organs don’t die when you die, then don’t donate your organs?
    • mmh0000 5mo ago
      Um... I, 220% disagree with that statement. I did edit to fix a spelling mistake, I did not add/remove content... I wish HN showed the edit history >:(
    • mmh0000 5mo ago
      > if you believe your organs don’t die when you die, then don’t donate your organs? Because "I" don't know what "I" am. Am I a brain? Am I a soul? Am I the universe? I have no idea. Science currently has no idea. Religion is unprovable. I want to donate my organs. If my death can bring life to others, it would be a truly amazing deed I could do. On the other hand, if I am just a brain, I do not want to be locked into some sort of drugged, half-conscious state where I can't scream.