Q: What is consciousness?
A: Thoughts.
Q: Then consciousness must die when the body dies, because thoughts are dependent on a functioning brain.
A: Thoughts are not just chemicals within the brain - they are much more. Thoughts can be shared with others, and even written in a book. So, when the body dies, consciousness does not die. Consciousness is already dead, so cannot die.
Q: What is it that is conscious?
A: No activity of mind is ever conscious.
Q: Surely consciousness is conscious.
A: What is consciousness?