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Not jumping the science, but on the outside this is a terrifying idea. If cells still have life maybe consciousness could as well.

It reminds me of a scene in the TV series "Fringe" where they wheel a body into the evil corporation "Massive Dynamics" high-tech lab, where the CEO orders that he be interrogated since he's only been dead for five hours.

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Stories like this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom_Houben - terrify me, imagine being assumed in a comatose state, but being conscious the entire time.

The claim that this was true was rejected years ago, but thinking about it is scary.

There was a Tales from the Crypt episode about this. It's been a long time, but they played a prank on a guy where they somehow knocked him out and temporarily paralyzed him. When he came around they pretended like they were about to do an autopsy on him, knowing that he could hear them. Then I think one of the pranksters had a heart attack and died and they really did an autopsy on him, except it turned out that consciousness did continue after death and the scene ended as he started screaming (in his mind - somehow they got across to the audience that you were hearing his thoughts) as the started cutting in.

Fringe was a fucking amazing show. I should go watch it again.

It is actually what I have on in the background right now. That now Amazon owned IMDB streaming service has it with commercials for free.

I was disappointed in the last few seasons but they were still very good. I've thought about multiple storylines from time to time. Lovely sci-fi TV.

I was just writing that. The show and characters are so good I forgive it that weak season 5. Even that season managed to have some good moments.

I thought the last season was amazing because they started creating all the fringe cases they've been solving over the years.

Yes, yes it was. For me it was a better successor to X-Files. I even forgive Fringe's last season because, as weak as it was, it had some powerful moments. Tell me you didn't get misty eyed with Broyle's laconic "Dunham!" when they meet again in season 5.

I loved that show.

Fringe was a terrific show. Probably top 10 my favorite shows ever. Definitely #1 sci-fi show I watched.

There was a tales from the crypt where the main character dies and finds that his consciousness remains after death. But then it turns out he wasn't really dead, it was a prank. But then he has a heart attack and dies for real. And his consciousness remains as his body is dissected.

Ha! I just wrote a comment about the exact same episode! I though it was one of the pranksters who had the heart attack. Was it the prankee? It's been too many decades since I saw it.

I don't remember now. I have a lot of half-baked memories of TftC episodes. Maybe someday I'll rewatch the whole series.

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