What creates consciousness and ixperiencitness argument
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What creates consciousness and ixperiencitness is a scientific question. When we know this we can proceed to questions like what specific natural or supernatural things produce a specific consciousness and, or ixperiencitness? Since different bodies produce different consciousness and ixperiencitnesses what are the variable factors in a body that produce these specific differences?
Sometimes the body produces consciousness and ixperiencitnesses and sometimes it does not. What changes occur to the body to produce this difference? If one instant the body can produce consciousness and ixperiencitness and the next instant it does not, this is evidence that it is not the matter, place, or time that the body is at or made of that matters. Further evidence is that the body can not be producing consciousness and ixperiencitness and then produce it again as in the cases of coming out of the effects of anesthesia, coma, and death and then resuscitation. We do not have evidence of a soul or other supernatural things effecting the consciousness and ixperiencitness so it seem it must be physical. Does anything physical leave the body at the beginning of unconsciousness and then return upon awaking again? Nothing physical has been detected doing this. It then seems like it must be some change in the body that is occurring to produce these changes in consciousness and ixperiencitness. We know that the same ixperiencitness can be maintained through or recreated after these periods of unconsciousness.
We know that when the structure of the brain changes enough through injury, lack of oxygen, surgery, tumors, diseases etc., the behavior produced by the body can change as well. Frequently, the more the structure of the brain changes the more there will be a change in behavior, self identity, memories, skills, abilities, knowledge personality etc. When the structure of the brain changes usually so will the functioning of the brain.
We can go on and on with scientific examples and experiments but the evidence is that it is the structure and functioning of the brain that produces consciousness and ixperiencitness. If the structure and functioning changes enough no consciousness and ixperiencitness is produced by the brain. An unconscious or dead brain that is restored to it original consciousness producing structure and functioning will again be conscious.
Can we know ahead of time what specific things will produce what specific consciousnesses? Can we distinguish between consciousnesses?
Can we know ahead of time what specific things will produce what specific ixperiencitnesses? Can we distinguish between ixperiencitnesses?
Being able to predict and distinguish between consciousness as well as ixperiencitnesses gives us the ability to control our future conscious existence. Religion do not give us this ability. In fact, it is likely that some religious people will say that such a thing is the devils work. Thus religions will likely hinder humans chances of an afterlife through their anti-science, anti- knowledge, anti-progress, stances.
Superimmortality predicts that a specific structure and functioning of matter will always produce a specific consciousness and ixperiencitness. Of course, there are always exceptions to every rule, principle, law etc. What is important is that as a general rule we can understand and control, to at least some extent, our conscious existences before and after the death of our present bodies.