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Modern neuroscience strongly suggests that we *are* our brains and nothing more. And of course, many people don't like that idea. See the following article from RationalWiki:

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Non-materialist_neuroscience

Then again, the scientific view of consciousness can be comforting: if there is nothing after death, then there is "nothing" to be afraid of. There's no "fear of an unknown eternity."