“If our memories and consciousness are to survive death, as most religious people believe, then memory and consciousness must reside in some nonmaterial entity. But if that’s the case, then why do we lose memories when we experience brain trauma or disease, or ingest drugs? If consciousness dwells in the soul, then why do we become unconscious under anesthesia or from a blow to the head?”

“If our memories and consciousness are to survive death, as most religious people believe, then memory and consciousness must reside in some nonmaterial entity. But if that’s the case, then why do we lose memories when we experience brain trauma or disease, or ingest drugs? If consciousness dwells in the soul, then why do we become unconscious under anesthesia or from a blow to the head?”

— Julien Musolino