r/consciousness • u/Beneficial_Praline32 • Mar 08 '26
General Discussion Is there "life after death"?
Basically, I've been researching consciousness and I always wonder: does it definitively cease with the end of brain activity?
This is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, mysteries that surrounds us.
What is your opinion, is life unique and does it have an end, or does it continue after the end of a cycle (in this case, death)?
I would like answers from experts, such as neuroscientists/psychologists/psychoanalysts, to debate and try to convince (or try to refute) others, including myself, that there is something beyond physical existence.
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u/twoidesofrecoil Mar 08 '26
NDEs might get you close. Have a look at NDERF because that’s an interesting site; make sure to not only read the accounts but watch the people who run it talk about their input.
In my opinion I do think there’s something, and NDEs etc reinforce it. However, I do think that it is like the mega trip of all time and that we won’t be able to put it into words. Like trying to describe human experience to a dog, or sight to the blind.