A Neuroscience Singularity: Making Consciousness

This chapter analyzes a singularity from neuroscience and brain science. In order to uncover the mystery of the mind, neuroscientists eagerly pursue to understand the nature of consciousness. On the one hand, they pursue a consciousness generation experiment, which attempts to make consciousness out of pure matter such as earth, water, fire, or wind. On the other hand, they pursue to revive the brain functions of a dead person. The possible singularity may occur through the generations of living organisms with mental defects. Buddhists can argue that there is no need to try to create consciousness out of matter. They further argue that there is no need to revive the brain functions of a dead person. This is because living beings do not truly die, but only go from one life to the next life after death in the cycle of existence according to the rule of karma. Consciousness is always “recreated” through the natural process.