Robert Lanza Death And Consciousness

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Of the U.S. population, 68% have Necrophobia, also known as the fear of death. Never discriminating against age, gender, sexuality, race, etc. . . death plays a major role in the life of any living thing. Death is not the opposite of life, but merely the absence of it. A body can be classified as dead when all signs of life are gone, but can the consciousness of a person die? Is one's consciousness tied to their physical being or does it exist in a place outside of the body in which it will never perish in? Misconceptions of death and consciousness allude not only to the Multiverse Theory, but also how the soul/consciousness can travel. Death and consciousness have many different interpretations based off of many different viewpoints. In …show more content…

One theory, created by scientist Robert Lanza, is that death does not exist. Because people identify themselves with their body, they created an illusion in their mind that they will die and that is the end for both their physical body and consciousness. Lanza argues that one’s consciousness can be anywhere. Whether it is inside the body or outside, consciousness itself exists outside of the constraints of time and space. Suitable with the basic postulates of quantum mechanics, events can happen numerous times and a certain particle can be present anywhere (Learning Mind). Now, the big question is if consciousness is a product of our brain or if the brain is a receiver of consciousness. Both sides have evidence to back them up but also not enough to rule the other one out as wrong. Some evidence regarding the consciousness being separate from the brain is often ignored …show more content…

There are many different versions of this theory, such as the idea of infinite universes. This theory illustrates how space-time stretches out forever and is infinite, giving you the possibility of seeing an infinite amount of versions of yourself if you were to look far enough ahead. Some versions of you may be doing what you are doing right now, but in a different outfit while other versions could be the polar opposite of who you are as a person. Another popular concept is bubble universes. This involves the Big Bang Theory causing universes to expand rapidly, known as eternal inflation. Some parts of space would stop inflating, such as our universe, while others kept growing giving us bubble universes. Stars and galaxies formed in our universe because of our finish in growth while other universes that kept expanding could have completely different laws of physics from our own. An additional speculation is the theory of daughter universes. This is the simple idea that multiple universes exist for every outcome of a situation. Such as being given the option to open door A or door B. One universe exists of you choosing door A while another universe exists of you choosing door B. Referring to the theory of quantum mechanics, a science of probability rather than definite results, the mathematics behind it can support this idea (Moskowitz). While many more theories

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