Kristopher said:
Now looking at it from our point of view, what is it that give us consciousness as souls? I know we as souls are energy but there must be something more to it.
While studying Buddhism some years ago, I was disturbed by certain teachings that suggested the best way to achieve nirvana was through the complete dissolution of ego. What? Loose my identity? All that I worked for and invested in to make myself unique? Of course, I've discovered, since, that the identity of our consciousness remains unique, but that it does merge to a certain degree with like minds as our souls (our consciousness) evolve. It is believed by some that the eventual result of soul evolution is that many individual soul identities become part of one powerful entity in much the same way as millions of biological cells come together to form our physical bodies. While getting rid of our ego may be a good thing, after all, it doesn't mean loosing our identity; and finding ourselves in communion with like minds, who accept us unconditionally would be as close to heaven as we can get.
Yes, everything is energy according to Quantum theorists. Yet, we find it hard to believe that energy may be alive and conscious. Energy, as we conceive it in everyday applications, is something homogeneous like fire, electricity or sunlight. It is not commonly viewed as being alive as we are. However, energy is actually something that is self-organizing, which can be witnessed in all things including the universe, the geology of the earth, the chemistry of our world, and in our own consciousness. Although it is true that energy is not alive in the same manner as we are, it is nonetheless alive according to many theorists. The double slit experiment, used to demonstrate Quantum Mechanics, shows evidence that particles of light may even show signs of consciousness of a sort. Therefore, it may be quite possible that all things are alive and conscious at some level.
As for the skeptical belief that the brain is the source of consciousness, many scientists have provided ample evidence that the brain is merely a physical instrument, like a television or radio, which receives and transmits non-radio signals. And, like a television or radio, we know that what we see and hear does not originate within those machines. We know this because we have been told by the originators of the programs that the shows were produced in London, L.A., Seattle or Indonesia. We recognize familiar faces that we know live somewhere else than inside the 31 inch frame that sits upon our chest of drawers. Cut the power to our TV, and the images cease to exist. However, when we cut all power to the human brain, and we will discover that some people are able to remember seeing, hearing and feeling emotions outside of their bodies. Not only that, but they can report accurate information about things they could not have physically witnessed.