Hi Peter, At that point I´d like to pop up with a little question, if you don´t mind --> > To me, the mind and body are > essentially one and the same. So the brain is a necessary consequence > of us having a mind, and so the mind is a necessary consequence of us > having a brain. So would you say that there is nothing (no consciousness) left once the brain is rotting away? *just interested, I always like exchange of thoughts* Gerda (P.s.: Please don´t hesitate deleting my message, if it´s too Bardon - off topic.)