If consciousness is embedded in the substances and processes that make up the matter and energy of the universe and cannot be destroyed, what happens to human consciousness at death? If there is a law of the conservation of consciousness, what does that mean for consciousness after death?

What is the meaning of death?

That question is bigger and more foolish than most. But is it as big a mystery as we imagine?

We know that mass and energy can be transformed without being destroyed. We know that human bodies are comprised of matter and energy that also can be transformed, but not destroyed. Our bodies break down into constituent elements and components as we decompose. We return to the earth and the universe in a different form.

The matter and energy of our existence remain part of the universe when we die

Our core hypothesis is that consciousness is embedded in the matter and energy of the universe, and by extension, in the matter and energy of our human bodies. Consciousness is not supernatural, but a fundamental element of our natural physical existence. Logically, therefore, the matter and energy of our consciousness should break down into constituent elements and components as we decompose in a similar way to how our bodies break down. Essentially, the matter and energy of our consciousness return to the earth along with the matter and energy of our entire bodies.

Our consciousness remains part of the universe when we die

Therefore, as with other matter and energy in the universe, the components of our consciousness are transformed, but not destroyed. When humans die, our consciousness returns to the earth, the world, and the universe.

Consciousness is transformed at death, but not destroyed

That is the obvious corollary of our core hypothesis.