Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut

What makes you think awareness/consciousness is immortal? The brain is the center of consciousness. It creates consciousness. Damage parts of the brain, and you damage your consciousness. We know what parts of the brain correspond to what aspects of consciousness. Damage your visual cortex and you lack the ability to perceive visual stimuli. Damage the Wernicke's area and you'll have severe problems understanding and creating language. And so forth... When you damage all these parts of the brain (i.e. when the brain dies), you lose all aspects of consciousness and awareness.

You are temporary, and it's very important to realize that if you don't want to underestimate the value of life. This is not just a place to wipe your feet before you get to wherever you'll be spending the rest of eternity. This is it. This is all you've got. This is your only shot at experiencing anything. So make it good. Stop hoping for pie in the sky when you die and enjoy yourself here, now, before it's too late.
One,
for you to minimalize consciousness as an insignificant thing is a joke in its own. Generally speaking, if i had to determine what lies before and after this HUMAN experience, it would be AWARENESS/CONSCIOUSNESS. Who is the beneficiary of every EXPERIENCE you've had? It is awareness itself - YOU - the beneficiary. Realize that everything BUT awareness is constantly changing and you'll look a who "you" are a little differently.

As for me,
i got some body, i've got somebody's mind. this body is not mine, but this consciousness certainly is and always will be :thumbsup: