History of Death

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Death is the (at least as of now) irreversible breakdown and failure of a living system. The consequence of death is decay?.

Death is the irreversible breakdown and failure of a living system. The consequence of death is decay?.

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The standard generally used today is brain death, or the irreversible cessation of brain activity. There has been however disputes over whether a complete cessation of brain activity is necessary, or merely a cessation of brain activity in the neo-cortex, which is necessary for consciousness. In most places the more conservative definiton of death has been adopted (e.g. the Uniform Definiton of Death Act in the United States).

The standard generally used today is brain death, or the irreversible cessation of brain activity. There has been however disputes over whether a complete cessation of brain activity is necessary, or merely a cessation of brain activity in the neo-cortex, which is necessary for consciousness. In most places the more conservative definiton of death has been adopted (e.g. the Uniform Definition of Death Act in the United States).

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It is a vexed question what if anything lies after death for human beings, but some researchers have came to the conclusion that after you die, your body sits in a grave, rots, and your soul learns disco and "does a little dance, makes a little soul-love, and gets down all day long", but I think they deserve to be in a loony-bin.

It is a vexed question what if anything lies after death for human beings.