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A 20-year-old male asked:
What is death ?
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
The absence of life: Death is the absence of life, meaning it is the loss of the vital organs or processes that keep a living thing alive. The definition becomes more complicated if one asks, "How dead do you have to be before you're really dead?" That leads to concepts like: when the conscience is gone, when the soul is gone, when the brain stops functioning, when the heart stops, etc...
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Dr. Cyma Khalily commented
Psychiatry 37 years experience
Great answer! Love it really! : > )
Sep 5, 2012
Dr. Scott Keithanswered
Podiatry 46 years experience
Perception.: The traditional answer is "the absence of life". In part, I agree with that. My take is a little deeper than that. I would like it to be as " death is merely a perception of the absence of life". It is more settling to believe that one's soul is simply alive and well, elsewhere.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
The absence of life: Death is the absence of life, meaning it is the loss of the vital organs or processes that keep a living thing alive. The definition becomes more complicated if one asks, "How dead do you have to be before you're really dead?" That leads to concepts like: when the conscience is gone, when the soul is gone, when the brain stops functioning, when the heart stops, etc...
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