Quote Originally Posted by really View Post
This is perhaps an assumption based off appearances - which are not subjective reality.
Appearances? I don't really understand what you mean here - science and reason points towards death being the transition from existence of the individual consciousness, to non-existence of the individual consciousness.

Quote Originally Posted by Xaqaria View Post
Since when is the brain not part of the body? Are you saying that consciousness is non-physical in nature? What is it then? If it is not physical, why then must it cease due to a physical death?
I think you misunderstood by previous post. I'm not saying that there is more to consciousness than physical. I was saying that consciousness only exists in the physical world, and there is no more to it; BUT that the body is not a part of that. Your body is only connectedto your consciousness in that you control it - but without it, theoretically, your consciousness can be maintained without it being changed dramatically - except that you wouldn't have any inputs or outputs to the physical world.

Your consciousness is totally, utterly contained within the brain. That's it.