conciousness

I was watching a TV programme that, in passing brought up the idea that only humans (and perhaps some of the apes) recognise themselves in a mirror and how dogs don't. The way they concluded that dogs don't is that they don't seem to correlate the image in the mirror to themselves e.g. put a red...

What is the ultimate nail in the coffin, for the belief that human consciousness can exist outside the brain, during life and after death (OBE and NDE's)? I have some friends who believe they'll retain their consciousness after death. For example, they believe when they die they'll somehow...

I've posted a simila thread on the religious/phil boards - but i'd like to look at it from a anthropological perspective.... we are pretty sure that say a fish has no conciousness as such - it is not aware that it is a fish....and that we as humans are aware - we are conscious......so....when...

now....i'm not much of a theologist (lol) so go easy on me if this is a well established idea.... does the apple in the garden of eden represent consciousness - and therefore is the garden of eden story is effectivley a critique of conciousness.....? In the beginning you have adam and eve...