2006-07-23 00:39:31 · 19 answers · asked by chivalc 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
More interestingly - what exactly is it that causes life; what is present in a living organism, but is missing from a dead one?
Interesting topic!
2006-07-23 01:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Death used to be said to occur when our respiratory and circulatory systems stopped working. Thats no longer the case since we now have machines that can pump your blood and breathe for you. Thus the concept of brain death has become more useful in defining the occurence of death but because of ethical issues (and sometimes political, i.e. Terry Schiavo) there seems to be no clear cut point where we can say death has occurred when life artificial support is being used.
Thats the objective side of death. I'll leave the subjective side to the many great religions of the world. Their consensus seems to be that death is not an ending but a new beginning...I'm not convinced but it helps to be hopeful.
2006-07-23 08:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by key2x4y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition of Death
Death: 1. The end of life. The cessation of life. (These common definitions of death ultimately depend upon the definition of life, upon which there is no consensus.) 2. The permanent cessation of all vital bodily functions. (This definition depends upon the definition of "vital bodily functions.") See: Vital bodily functions. 3. The common law standard for determining death is the cessation of all vital functions, traditionally demonstrated by "an absence of spontaneous respiratory and cardiac functions." 4. The uniform determination of death. The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1980 formulated the Uniform Determination of Death Act. It states that: "An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards." This definition was approved by the American Medical Association in 1980 and by the American Bar Association in 1981.
2006-07-23 07:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by qwq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
death ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dth)
n.
The act of dying; termination of life.
The state of being dead.
The cause of dying: Drugs were the death of him.
A manner of dying: a heroine's death.
often Death A personification of the destroyer of life, usually represented as a skeleton holding a scythe.
Bloodshed; murder.
Execution.
Law. Civil death.
The termination or extinction of something: the death of imperialism.
2006-07-23 07:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by Windseeker_1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The death is the end of the life of the human
Its the exit to the spirit from the human body
2006-07-23 11:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ancient samurais said:
"I am ready to die in order to be born again".
Ancient people said:
"Life does not begin with the birth and does not end with death".
Some people who survived from clinical death, claim that they saw their material body and everything happening around as if from the side, that is at that moment they were not a material body.
Who were they?
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2006-07-23 08:51:03 · answer #6 · answered by socratus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The final act in the play call life
2006-07-23 07:51:10 · answer #7 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cessation of life processes in a living organism.
A rock can't be dead, even though it is devoid of life, because a rock was never alive in the first place...
2006-07-23 07:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by gibbs303 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The end of life.
2006-07-23 07:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by DL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't been truly alive for about 4 years. Is that close?
2006-07-23 07:42:53 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋