[frog_jerk_2004]

Given the positing of the claim of continuation of consciousness beyond the cessation of brain activity, I would think that the onus is upon the claimaint to demonstrate the validity of such a scenario.

Were talking about a soul here, which is very different from consciousness...

[little jeremiah]

Consciousness is the symptom of the presence of the soul. Once the soul leaves the vehicle of the body, no more consciousness. A rock, table, or piece of paper never had consciousness. A corpse had consciousness when the soul lived in it, and once the soul departed, the consciousness is gone.

Consciousness is energy of the soul kind of like light coming from the sun (not the best analogy, but it'll do.)

[Dimensio]

Were talking about a soul here, which is very different from consciousness...

Oh, well, that's a different matter. If we're discussing souls, you will need to present a means of detection for such a thing, as well as a description of its properties (or, if not that, at least a means for someone to discern its properties).