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Pondering the Future of Death Over A Mojito


J. Hughes

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New Scientist
December 07, 2007

Next May, several hundred neurologists and philosophers will gather in the resort of Varadero, Cuba, for the fifth International Symposium on the Definition of Death. At first sight, defining death might not seem like something that requires much scientific or philosophical attention. Look more closely, though, and the line between life and death is rapidly becoming increasingly fuzzy.

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Posted by  on  04/22  at  12:25 PM

Seriosaly? This post is interesting! Good Luck!


Posted by  on  05/06  at  08:13 AM

It is quite hilarious to hear a conference called ‘fifth International Symposium on the Definition of Death’.

But Death is not a joke.
I still hold the old assumption that as long as body stop operating, that mean the person is dead, even that person depend on a jumble of electrical life support system


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