How is the point of death defined in our society and why is it important to be precise about the point ofdeath
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You will find a good explanation on this site.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_death
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The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.\nis the defenition.\n\nI would say it's a series of events, with different emotions and experiances, try to have kids, survive, and die. everyone dies, think of all the living things that have died on this planet sents life began on it. try and hade a good happy life, or a sad evil life. choose your own religion, or not. \n\nMany things can happen to your body after death, rot, mummify, be petrified. I believe that if there is a soul that it is only energy and it is released into the surrounding elements. You make your own hell or heaven here and now. You might be brought back to life through future genetic research, but you would be totally different because of your surroundings.
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I believe that fate sets certain requirements for our life; specific lessons and goals we must learn and complete. How and when we learn or complete them are not predetermined, and the path we take is shaped by our decisions and actions. The lessons and goals themselves, however, must be completed before we die. I believe death is inevitable also, but how and when we die is also determined by what we as individuals do. In other words, our path is not set, but our milestones are.
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Try reading some of Emily Dickinson's poetry. She wrote about death in that kind of way several times. \n\n"I could not stop for death so it kindly stopped for me."
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Death is the Great Equalizer,and the Bringer of Relief.\nIt is also part of the cycle that all animals on the planet\nare part of-to live is to feed on death.\n Do you want to live forever? Besides,if nobody died the planet would be overpopulated in an unbelievably short time\nto the extent that there would be no open spaces anywhere.\nNo thanks-death may not be fun but it's necessary.
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interesting question.\n\nthe actual point when someone "passes away" i suppose could be a little unclear based on this statement. Usually it would just be defined as when your heart no longer beats, but i suppose your brain would be able to function for a short while afterwards, depending on how you die.\nMy guess is that it would be for about as long you can hold your breath, since a lack of blood is basically equivalent to a lack of oxygen. \n\nAfter a certain point though, brain function would be impossible. This is why when people are resuscitated, it is usually almost immediately after they die, if they wait too long it could result in some serious brain damage.
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"Life" is simply a state.  It is the synchronous operations of billions of cells in your body, and if you will atoms, arranged in such a way to function together as one.  Thus, death would be the ceasing of that function.\n\nIf you mean "sentience", that is consciousness, this functionality comes from within the brain.
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Always a hot point of contention this one!\nI do believe in euthanasia and it certainly would be a revolutionary day if it should ever get legalized.\nHowever, what a complicated issue to draw up legal guidelines for. How do you decide when a situation is hopeless and agonising enough to warrant 'assisted suicide'. And more importantly who decides for someone who is not able to respond?\nI think underlying this issue is 'western' (or christian secular) society's attitudes to death. Now I'm no anthropologist, but I think when you explore this issue extensively down to the very soul of the debate, death is something that we (western society) are ultimately terrified of. I think you will find there are other cultures in which 'death' and 'dying' are treated vastly differently.\nI certainly agree that euthanasia should be incorporated into our way of thinking. It is not 'playing God' nor is it being 'evil'. It is a merciful act of love of the greatest kind.
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The consensus of the secular establishment is that one is not in the right frame of mind when the think they want  to  kill themselves anymore than a murderer who wants to murder someone else.  The only difference is the direction of that person's projection of the dysfunction from another to oneself.  This view is from the preponderance of evidence which shows that when treated  for biological, chemical, hormonal, or other dysfunctions within or around the person the vast majority of those people go on to lead happy productive lives without the desire to commit suicide any longer and glad that some one talked them off the ledge.  Civilized culture as a pattern and time proven rule builds, creates and nurtures life.  Although it has within it,  radicles like in any healthy biological body, which if unchecked destroy, mutate and seek death, these are the exception ,however; and not the rule.  Barbarity,  anarchist, and the like of chaos theories or fatalistic tendencies as  a rule, destroys, and kills without noticeable creation, and or helping of life.  If part of a civilizec culture or body is malignant then it is civilized to kill it or let it be killed to save the culture or body, just as we would with any cancer or disease of that nature.  If however it is benign or an attack, like and heart attack ir anxiety attack we treat this symptom and do not let the body die if possible since once the hear is healed many more happy years are possible. Likewise, the person that wants to commit suicide generally has a sick "heart" that needs healing and then they will be fine.
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I don,t know the exact answer but I think fear from the things that may or may not occur could be reasonable ,while in case of death , it is inevitable, so why should I be afraid from death.I think every one has suffered this fear at time or another ,otherwise it is abnormal,but the respone should be  ignorance of  this thought & instead be preoccupied with life
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the purpose of human death is for you to die. when you die you make room for another to live. your body turns to dirt and dust to feed the earth. beautifully simple isn't it?
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I'm not one to follow current events, so I'm not familiar with this name, however, I felt compelled to comment on death in general from my perspective.  Death is a beginning, not an end.  When spirit leaves the body, it is because all tasks that could be fulfilled in this lifetime have been met.  There for, in general, I don't feel bad for the person who has died, but I do feel compassionate towards the family having difficulty coping with the absence of their loved one.
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To know the meaning of life, you must know the meaning of death.\n\nUntil you have died, you cannot know the answer.
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Depends on extent.  \n\nIf it is life-threatening then there is some logic although the trouble will always be in defining the extent.\n\nForce feeding a kid until they are ill = yes\n\nSupersizing their burger = no\n\nNow we just have to define the line between.\n\n\nOnce we have got that sorted what do we do about parents that don't buy the safest car, move to a safer city, haven't provided padding to any sharp bits in the house etc etc.\n\nThere are no easy answers just extremes with an undefined line between them.\n\nEducation rather than punishment is the answer if there is one.
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Death is historically the ultimate punishment for heinous crimes, such as the killings of police officers.\n\nBut as Harry Potter might answer, "The Dementor's Kiss"\n\n(just kidding)
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its rare that people who write dark poems and stuff kill themselves because they usually see that the world wouldnt be phased either way. one life is meaningless if they die or not, sure it may have meaning to the people they are close to, but in the end, life is nothing. sad but true.
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there is no point. but i'll try to blind link you anyways http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meaning_of_life