
Originally Posted by
sunshinewarrior

Originally Posted by
VitalOne
If you don't believe in an afterlife, then you also cannot believe in free will, the two things are in contradiction.
I think this statement is a logical nonsense, but please explain, if you will, how my judgement on this might be wrong...
Well I already explained this about a million times, even in the OP and throughout this thread, I guess some people are fond of ignoring things and selectively reading only what they desire
The scientific reason as to why there is no afterlife is because consciousness is made up of electrochemical reactions in the brain, after death the electrochemical reactions cease, therefore consciousness must also cease, since consciousness IS electrochemical reactions, therefore there is no consciousness after death because consciousness IS electrochemical reactions
The scientific reason as to why free will cannot exist is because since consciousness is made up of electrochemical reactions, everything you say, do , and think is the result of electrochemical reactions in your brain that you have absolutely zero control over. If you believe we can control these electrical reactions, then that's equivalent to believing in superhuman power, that you can break the laws of physics with your consciousness.
Both the non-existence of free will and an afterlife rests upon the same belief - consciousness being made up of electrochemical reactions
So questioning whether or not consciousness is electrochemical reactions also questions whether or not an afterlife exists