At a subnuclear level, the quarks and gluons that constitute the neutrons and protons of our body's cells are destroyed and regenerated within the time frame of a staggeringly small 10 to the -23 seconds. So in fact throughout our lives our bodies are destroyed and regenerated once every 10 to the -23 seconds....How can we explain this experience of continuity of the ever-changing body?Consciousness Beyond Life--the Science of Near-Death Experience