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Quote by: texasdave  It has been demonstrated in research that conciousness is beyond brain activity. People have been hooked to EEGs and registered NO brain waves and when they were later revived they accurately recalled everything that happened in the room when they had no brain activity. There is more going on here than meets the eye. Or brain. |
Of course you have "verifiable evidence" of this? We know about NDE's and in all the cases I've read, the people weren't "brain dead" even if they were clinically dead, (heart stopped). Other cases I've read seemed more anecdotal and can't be considered evidence for mental activity during brain death. Some other cases I've read, particularly about people being on an operating table and "seeing themselves" being operated on, being able to describe instruments and whatnot, fail to mention that when you are about to be operated on, in most cases, the doctors tell you whats going to happen. Remember, anecdotal experiences can't be used for evidence for the simple fact that there is no way you can tell if people are lying, making up the story based on hearing other peoples experiences, etc...
To get back on topic..... the brain is indeed made up of atoms just like everything else that exists. The Human body is composed of 65% oxygen atoms, 18% Carbon, 10% Hydrogen, 3% Nitrogen, 1.5% Calcium, 1% Phosphorus and trace amounts of many other atoms in the periodic table.
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The source also shows where in the body the majority of atoms are found, i.e. all liquids, tissues, bones, brain, everywhere, etc.... So when your body dies and decomposes, all these atoms disperse into the atmosphere or the ground, eventually being absorbed into something else. "You" (your body) will be scattered.