If I only had a brain

JohnR7 · #1 1st December 2005, 02:10 AM

According to science, the brain is where we store our memory. Thus if the brain shuts down, then we no longer have any memory. According to christians, we will continue to have memory even if the brain were to be dead. They believe that the spirit or soul can live on, even if the body were to perish. Thus they believe that somehow the spirit or soul is able to retain that memory.

I think both sides of the issue can agree on one thing. The brain is our link with this world. If oxygen is cut off from the brain and the brain cells "die" or do not function anymore, then we do seem to lose our ability to be able to communicate with this world.

FSTDT · #2 1st December 2005, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by JohnR7

According to science, the brain is where we store our memory. Thus if the brain shuts down, then we no longer have any memory. According to christians, we will continue to have memory even if the brain were to be dead. They believe that the spirit or soul can live on, even if the body were to perish. Thus they believe that somehow the spirit or soul is able to retain that memory.

I think both sides of the issue can agree on one thing. The brain is our link with this world. If oxygen is cut off from the brain and the brain cells "die" or do not function anymore, then we do seem to lose our ability to be able to communicate with this world.

Absolutely correct.

Hydra009 · #3 1st December 2005, 02:33 AM

Originally Posted by JohnR7

I think both sides of the issue can agree on one thing. The brain is our link with this world. If oxygen is cut off from the brain and the brain cells "die" or do not function anymore, then we do seem to lose our ability to be able to communicate with this world.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Christians and atheists can agree that harm to the brain affects a person's ability to function. Additionally, I'm also pretty sure that Christians and atheists can agree that a broken leg does indeed hamper walking and that things fall when you drop them. Not exactly an area of controversy. So what's the point of this thread exactly?