Death: a process, not a point, says cutting-edge research
Death: a process, not a point, says cutting-edge research
The latest scientific insights into the boundary between life and death reveal that the end might not be as clear-cut as once thought.
Dramatized clickbait headline.
What the article actually says is more like “we might be able to revive you if not too many if your cells have died, even if your heart and brain seem to have stopped.”
AKA they are working on a next tier of CPR.
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As long as your brain mass has not deteriorated you should still have access to at least your long term memory. But in theory it could range from a terrible hangover to amnesia and brain damage, and in that case recovery may take longer and you may end up being a completely different person, as it can already happen with some accidents.
My death is when I permanently stop experiencing life.
Not sure what that means for an 'Upload' scenario... I guess he's just a swamp man of me and he's alive but I'm not anymore... but I'm not signing up for the digital afterlife anyway.
There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
The article by the Guardian that is linked is very interesting! I can really recommend reading it to people interested in this stuff.
Thanks for recommending the guardian link. Crazy stories in there and an interesting conclusion on what we're learning about death.
Makes me wonder about organ donations and if the timing for those may change based on newer findings...
I mean it depends. If you get liquified by the implosion of a submersible three quarters of the way to the Titanic, there’s not much of a process.
A very momentary process.
And this is why I carry an organ donor card prohibiting taking my organs.
Death is a poorly-understood process and I don't want doctors under extreme time pressure to decide when to end it.