The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Damascus Rose]

The thing is, even if 'soul' and 'mind' are separate we would never be what we are without our brain. Everything we sense, feel, think, experience, all our memories etc. comes from that hunk of matter in your head. How can we say anything about our 'true selves' being separated from our bodies when all we are is a human brain? Think about how advanced our psychology is these days in understanding human behaviour and personalities. We have no idea what true reality could be like outside of the realm of being human, all our needs are human needs and we are limited by what the human body can experience. If somebody dies then gets brought back to life the brain is still there with most things intact (unless it got damaged) and the person/conciousness is the same from our perspective.

But then why does our human experience feel so real and unique? I think the question of consciousness is the most profound question we can ask, and will be the hardest problem humankind could try to solve