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Originally Posted by Lyander  In as far as this thread is concerned the above argument in respect of th "I" , should it hold, would inform us that when we die, the brain dies and that's the end. There is no "I" that leaves the body.
However, this does not reflect my personal wishes in respect of survival after death. I hope someone does demonstrate the "I" and that it continues after the body has ceased to function. Those wishes are what keep me glued to Alex's podcasts and the various researchers who seek to demonstrate what seems impossible from our current paradigm.  |
"Life after death" does imply a self. If as you claim the self is indeed incoherent then there can be no prospect of a self surviving the death of our bodies! Indeed if there is no self we don't even survive from one second to the next since there is nothing that persists.
This makes all the evidence for a "life after death" completely irrelevant. So why are you interested in Alex's podcasts since the concept of a self is incoherent?? You have a logical proof that the self is incoherent so all evidence for a life after death amounts to nothing. (or at least I assume you have this proof, otherwise that would make your claim that the self is incoherent a completely empty one!).
So don't be shy. Let's see your proof that the self is incoherent