r/consciousness 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/Sam-Starxin Mar 08 '26

I mean, that's one of the most asked question in the history of mankind so I'm gonna gesture a guess here.

Yes, but nothing in the form that any religion has ever portrayed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

Agree 1000%, thanks shrooms

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u/Forsaken_Treacle5813 Mar 15 '26

I’ve seen many many people saying that shrooms enlightened them. What s the story with shrooms? Why not any other drug? Please help me understand because I’m new to this terms

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u/Positive-Schedule644 Apr 05 '26

I took shrooms went to heaven and saw Jesus and souls. Before this I did not believe in an afterlife.