The Hard problem

Consciousness is a hard problem for many neuroscientists and philosophers. Other brain scientists and philosophers don't consider consciousness a hard problem. To them, consciousness is just regular brain activity: firing neurons, electricity, and neurotransmitters.

To my mind, everything is a hard problem: consciousness, matter, electrons, and quarks, the Big Bang. Are there really tons of universes out there? Are we living in an explosion?

What is a rainbow? What does it consist of? Does a rainbow really exist if no one is there who sees it?

What is a magnetic field? What kind of substance is a magnetic field made of? 

What is a thought? What are thoughts made of?

Do you have a brain, or is it the brain that has you? What difference does it make for you in your life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5DfnIjZPGw

Jesus

If Jesus came back today, where do you think you would find him? In the Vatican? In an American mega-church? In Westminster Abbey?

What do you think he would have to say about the super-rich? All of them are Christians; wouldn't he be pleased about that?

And what would he say about all the philanthropists and donors to charity? Would he bless them? What do you think?

What would he say about the bishops in their wonderful costumes and all the evangelical pastors in Gucci shoes and private jets?

What would he think about you and your lifestyle?

Duality

If life is eternal, if there is an infinite spiritual world, a wonderful world filled with light and love, angels and rainbows, what is the purpose of this world of flesh and bones?

Truthtellers

Evangelicals and atheists don't get along, nor do Sunni and Shia Muslims, Jews and Palestinians, right-wingers and left-wingers, vegans and meat eaters, environmentalists and climate change deniers, drunkards and teetotallers, spiritual seekers and materialistic realists...

We belong to different tribes; we sing different songs and dress up in different costumes. We read different books and trust different teachers. It's not about right or wrong; it's about beliefs in what is right or wrong, different mindsets, different castles in the air. Not even scientists agree. 

Have you ever tried to convince a devout neo-nazi that he is an idiot or a neurotic that he should stop pitying himself? Have you ever tried to question your own deeply held beliefs? 

How can you be so sure that you are right and everyone else is wrong?

Escapism

Bullshit will never wake you up: finding your true eternal self, loving yourself, being successful, living in the never-ending present, positive thinking, non-duality, having faith in Jesus Christ or the prophet Muhammed, being saved by some crazy evangelical pastor or some nutty spiritual teacher from California.

Lying to yourself and others will never bring about healing. Eventually, you will have to deal with yourself. Chasing rainbows is a lost cause. Yoga, breathing exercises, and jogging are like kicking the can down the street.

Why is it so damn hard for you to simply be what you are, a human being among billions of other bewildered human beings? Why do you so desperately have to pretend that you are someone else? Why are you so eager to jump on a bandwagon, any bandwagon? Or do you flee into the online world, the virtual reality? Are you sick and tired of yourself; are you afraid that you might be the boogeyman?

Victim mentality

You did not select your parents. You did not choose your temperament. You did not choose the early childhood experiences that programmed your personality. You did not choose to be a loser, a fool, or a wonderful middle-class liberal. You can not make a difference in this crazy unjust world. You are a helpless slave under the circumstances. You don't want to get out of bed. Pull a blanket over your head and go back to sleep.

Brain activity 10 minutes after death

https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-activity-recorded-as-much-as-10-minutes-after-death-human-science